An introduction to the patchwork designs of the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes discusses the heritage and daily lives of the south Florida Native Americans and includes instructions for various patchw
The history and legends behind a number of Florida's haunted locations, including thorough background information on each locale and biographies of its ghostly residents, includes Key West's La Concha
From ancient graveyards and monuments, to modern restaurants and hotels, this book offers a delightful collection of uncanny legends and eerie folklore about Florida's beautiful west coast, from Pensa
-- For backyard gardeners or serious naturalists-- A complete source for information about which plants grow best in nearshore environments-- Characteristics of each plant, including form, flower and
An engaging look at the Everglades, its history, its plants and animals, and the challenges facing scientists trying to save the River of Grass face today.
Master gardener Marie Harrison offers a rich plenty of trees and small shrubs that will bring color to the middle story of your Southern garden. If you choose carefully, you can add sparkle with
Some of the oldest historic sites in the United States are in and around St. Augustine, Florida—the Ancient City. From Fort San Diego in the north to Dixie Highway in the south, this book
Florida is lucky to have had three women — three Marjories — speaking out about saving Florida’s natural environment. Marjory Stoneman Douglas is known as the “Mother of the Everglades.” S
Master Gardener Marie Harrison discusses various kinds of plants that can be used as groundcovers, from perennials and herbs to shrubs and native plants. Illustrated with color photographs and line dr
Learn 200 quick, painless history lessons in one thoroughly researched book. An indispensable guide for Florida students, newcomers, and old-timers alike. Florida has a long and complex and very inter
This completely revised and updated edition of a popular guide leads you to Florida's most charming and historic towns, places with names like Bagdad, Sopchoppy, Ozello, and Two Egg. It's a guidebook,
Here are twenty-five tales about strange happenings, creepy places, and engaging specters across the Old North State. Six are new for this 2nd edition. Stealthy and forlorn, cunning and mysterious, th
Searching for the Dixie Barbecue, with its thought-provoking text and many black and white photos, is a culinary and cultural saga. Here are glimpses of a fragment of society still tenaciously clingin
In a climate in which community services funding is more and more scarce and the causes are getting more and more urgent, grassroots fundraising is the brightest light at the end of the tunnel. The ea
Anyone looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the modern world for a while is invited to sit back and enjoy a leisurely trip down one of the best-known and most beloved rivers in the country
The author demonstrates how, with a better understanding of the unique climate and environmental challenges, gardening in the South can be pleasurable and rewarding. Original.
Provides information on thirteen of the most interesting pirates who were associated with North and South Carolina, such as Anne Bonny, Blackbeard, Captain William Kidd, and Mary Read.
-- Florida served as one of the great meeting grounds of the planet, a place where peoples from Indian America, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe converged-- Essays in both Spanish and
For gardeners lucky enough to live in the subtropical and tropical zones, here are 83 shrubs they can count on to display beautiful flowers and/or colorful, interesting leaves. Stunning color photos a
What does an unlikely pack of stray and homeless dogs have in common with a certain herd of downtrodden horses? They were all lucky enough to wind up in the loving arms of Melanie Sue Bowles and her h
Traces three generations of the MacIvey family, who settled in Florida in the mid-nineteenth century, and shows the family's ultimate effect on the state
Completely updated guide to the laws governing homeowners associations in Florida. Cross-referenced to the latest Florida statutes, this book covers everything from creating and maintaining a budget t
Brief essays profile over 50 African Americans during four centuries of Florida history. Traces the role African Americans played in the discovery, exploration, and settlements of Florida, through the
From the time the first humans reached the Florida peninsula more than 12,000 years ago through today's complex and diverse state, this timeline narrative sets Florida's fascinating history against th
During the Civil War, Calvin L. Robinson was a successful businessman in Jacksonville, Florida, transplanted from his native state of Vermont. Loyal to the Union and finding slave-holding repugnant, h
The deepest and largest known springs in the world are found in Florida. This book is a guided tour of theese beautiful environments, offering many rare underwater photographs. Beginning with a histor
A celebration of the life and work of Key West artist Mario Sanchez (1908-2005) with 55 full-color reproductions of his intagliospainted relief carvingsThe art of Mario Sanchez--showing street vendors
Filled with loads of facts, a title for true reptilian watchers introduces the white alligators from the New Orleans Zoo, shows the difference between alligators and crocodiles, includes a fun easy-to
This engaging and colorful guidebook brings alive the many lighthouses of the Sunshine State.Some thirty Florida lighthouses guide ships south from the St. Marys River to the tip of the Keys, then nor
Cracker Westerns are rip-roarin’, action-packed, can’t-put-’em-down tales set in the frontier days of Florida. They are full of adventure, real heroes, and vivid, authentic details that bring Fl
Before Disney and far from the palm-lined Florida beaches, ten-year-old Danny Ryan is transplanted to a tiny community on the hyacinth-choked Hillsborough River outside Tampa, a place his older sister
In 1912 in the Florida Keys, twelve-year-old Eddie Malone's father is falsely accused of stealing the Florida East Coast Railway payroll and Eddie sets out with his Labrador retriever, Rex, on the tra
Florida—land of perpetual sunshine, open spaces, and endless blue skies perfect for flying. Blimps, hot air balloons, bi-wings, jets, space shuttles-you name it: if you can fly it, you can fly i
13th in the Honor Series of Naval Historical Fiction following the career of Capt. Peter Wake Politics, love, and war swirl around Captain Peter Wake (USN) in Havana when the USS Maine explodes on a q
