Browse by Subject: Florida

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Paradise Lost? The Environmental History of Florida

This collection of essays surveys the environmental history of the Sunshine State, from Spanish exploration to the present, and provides an organized, detailed overview of the reciprocal relationship between humans and Florida's unique peninsular ecology. 

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Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants

This practical guide provides everything the butterfly gardener or naturalist needs to know about the relationship between caterpillars and the plants that help them turn into butterflies. Covers anatomy, biology, ecology, habitat, behavior, defense, and

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The Florida Lawn Handbook: Best Management Practices for Your Home Lawn in Florida, Third Edition

Written in practical language by turfgrass experts, the bible that provides everything needed to keep Florida lawns looking their best has been updated with the most recent lawn management information. New chapter on organic lawncare. 32 tables, 139

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Journal of Light: The Visual Diary of a Florida Nature Photographer

In wonder and gratitude, prize-winning photographer John Moran travels the Sunshine State with his cameras, seeking his vision of natural Florida as it must have appeared to Ponce de Leon and other early strangers in paradise.

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Wild Orchids of the Southeastern United States, North of Peninsular Florida

This beautiful field guide offers orchid enthusiasts everything they need to know about what, where, and when to find wild orchids in the southeastern United States.

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For a Great and Grand Purpose: The Beginnings of the AMEZ Church in Florida, 1864-1905

This book tells how dedicated members of one of the oldest and most prominent Black religious institutions created a forceful presence within the American American community in Florida after the Civil War.

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The Habana Café Cookbook

Author is head chef and owner of the Habana Café in Gulfport, Florida. Originally from Cuba, she came to Florida with her parents in 1966. Family recipies are the base for a creative fusion of traditional Cuban foods with modern dishes.

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Landscape Plants for the Gulf and South Atlantic Coasts: Selection, Establishment, and Maintenance

A comprehensive treatment of the selection and care of 400 aesthetic and functional plants that can adapt to a coastal site.

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The Mosquito Wars: A History of Mosquito Control in Florida

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Our Florida Legacy: Land, Legend, and Leadership