Slavery in Florida: Territorial Days to Emancipation

Slavery in Florida: Territorial Days to Emancipation Review

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Winner of:

• The Black Caucus of the American Library Association Nonfiction Book Award

• The Tampa Bay Historical Society's D. B. McKay Award

• The Florida Historical Society's Rembert Patrick Award for Best Book in Florida History

 

"A thoroughly researched and balanced account of the slave experience in Florida."--Journal of American History

 

"The greater social and economic freedom born of Spanish influence and close relationships between rebellious blacks and Seminoles set the stage for the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. A fascinating account of a variant experience of an institution too often viewed from a single perspective."--Booklist

 

"Rivers takes a very close look at slave society from various angles, as he evaluates not only slave life but the interaction of whites, blacks, and Indians. . . . Makes for a rich and multi-layered history."--Southern Historian

 

"Shows how slavery differed dramatically in different regions of the state and how, in fact, it evolved over the years in those areas."--Tallahassee Democrat

 

"Addresses how Florida’s history and geography produced conditions unlike those elsewhere in the American South."--Journal of Southern History

 

For the Love of Roses in Florida and Elsewhere

For the Love of Roses in Florida and Elsewhere Review

"Barbara Oehlbeck has laid it all out for us, in this easy to read and understand book, how to maximize our pleasure from our national flower. Using practical and proven methods, she takes us step by step from choosing the correct variety to planting, care and finally, enjoying the beautiful end product. At last, rose growers in Florida have a reliable rose growing resource tghat is both practical to use and beautiful to look at." --Dr. Keith W. Zary, Jackson & Perkins Roses

Lobsters: Florida, Bahamas, and the Caribbean

Lobsters: Florida, Bahamas, and the Caribbean Review

A wealth of information for anyone interested in tropical lobster. The only reference that brings together the hundred of scientific studies on the Caribbean spiny lobster, including Moe's previously unpublished aquaculture research. The information is valuable for the marine science student and professional aquarist, yet is presented in a format that the recreational diver, commercial fisherman, or marine hobbyist can understand and appreciate. An interesting, entertaining, and scientifically, accurate account of the recreational and commercial fisheries, natural history, evolution, biology, morphology, taxonomy, and the captive culture of the Caribbean lobster, Panulirus argus.

Fishes of the Atlantic Coast: Canada to Brazil, Including the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean

Fishes of the Atlantic Coast: Canada to Brazil, Including the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean Review

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This guidebook, with its brief, informative text and 408 color illustrations, is designed for the fishwatcher, that inquisitive person—whether swimmer, tidepool watcher, skin or scuba diver, or fisherman—who wants to know something about the beautiful and abundant marine life from Labrador to Trinidad.

The 378 fish species that are described in words and pictures have been chosen as those most commonly sighted by divers or shoreline visitors, taken by fishermen or collectors, or found in the marketplace. Two maps assist the reader in locating the range of particular fishes, and there is a section on diving timps for beginners.

Tropical Surge: A History of Ambition and Disaster on the Florida Shore

Tropical Surge: A History of Ambition and Disaster on the Florida Shore Review

Engaging historical narrative covering many significant events in the history of south Florida, including the major developments and setbacks in the early years of Miami and Key West, as well as an in-depth look at Henry Flagler’s amazing Overseas Railway.

This well-written history tells the story of the dramatic battle between human ambition and the reality of the West Indian hurricane. By 1935, at least, the hurricane had won. Includes gripping narratives of the 1919, 1926, and 1935 hurricanes in south Florida and the Keys.

Exploring Wild North Florida

Exploring Wild North Florida Review

Pineapple Press is proud to present four comprehensive guidebooks to the wildlife refuges, state and national parks and forests, city and county parks, and preserves that abound across Florida. For vacationers, naturalists, hikers, campers, canoeists, bicyclists, or anyone interested in Florida's wild places, these books are indispensable as field guides and trip planners.

Each provides information on location, habitats, and wildlife, as well as recreational and nature study opportunities. Checklists of the common and scientific names for flora and fauna are included as well.

From the Suwannee River to the Atlantic shore, and south to include the Ocala National Forest.

Florida's Past: People and Events That Shaped the State, Vol. 2

Florida's Past: People and Events That Shaped the State, Vol. 2 Review

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•Full of essays dealing with Florida’s history in Gene Burnett’s easygoing style •Careful research and eclectic choice of topics make history good reading that educates and entertains •Each volume divides Florida’s people and events into Achievers and Pioneers, Villains and Characters, Heroes and Heroines, War and Peace, and Calamities and Social Turbulence •Many essays were originally published in Florida Trend—a bit of Florida history in each issue for over 15 years—a tribute to Burnett’s appeal •A course in Florida history and a good read too