University Press of Florida
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Black Miami in the Twentieth Century
$29.95 Add to cartThe first book devoted to the history of African Americans in south Florida and their pivotal role in the growth and development of Miami, Black Miami in the Twentieth Century traces their triumphs, d
- Series: Florida History and Culture
- Author: Dunn, Marvin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0813062985
- Language: English
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Florida Frenzy
$18.95 Add to cart“Fourteen essays and articles and three short stories that will hit you right between the eyes. Crews writing is informed by a deep love of language, literature, nature, blood sports, and his own kind
- Author: Crews, Harry E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 138
- Publish Date: June 01 1982
- ISBN10: 0813007267
- Language: English
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Matecumbe: A Lost Florida Novel
$22.95 Add to cartPulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener was in his sixties when he began traveling frequently to the Florida Keys. One result of those visits was the novel Matecumbe, named after two of the is… [more below]
- Author: Michener, James A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 09 2007
- ISBN10: 0813031524
- Language: English
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The Valkyries’ Loom: The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic
$26.95 Add to cartUsing textiles to understand gender and economy in Norse societies
In The Valkyries’ Loom, Michèle Hayeur Smith examines Viking textiles as evidence of the little-known work of women in the Norse col
- Series: Cultural Heritage Studies
- Author: Smith, Michèle Hayeur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0813080118
- Language: English
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Classical Ballet Technique
$39.95 Add to cart“Classical Ballet Technique is an invaluable guide for students, teachers, and ballet lovers. It not only covers the broad spectrum of ballet vocabulary but also gives sound, practical advice to aspir
- Author: Warren, Gretchen W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 395
- Publish Date: December 01 1989
- ISBN10: 0813009456
- Language: English
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Gateway to the Moon: Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex
$28.00 Add to cartGateway to the Moon presents the definitive history of the origins, design, and construction of the lunar launch facilities at Kennedy Space Center, the terrestrial site of one of the greatest achieve… [more below]
- Author: Benson, Charles D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 414
- Publish Date: March 07 2001
- ISBN10: 0813020913
- Language: English
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Good Day Sunshine State: How the Beatles Rocked Florida
$28.00 Add to cartThe musical and cultural impact of the Fab Four in Florida
In 1964, Beatlemania flooded the United States. The Beatles appeared live on the Ed Sullivan Show and embarked on their first tour of
- Series: Copublished with Florida Humanities
- Author: Kealing, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0813068932
- Language: English
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Madame Lalaurie, Mistress of the Haunted House
$22.95 Add to cartInside the “Most Haunted” House in New Orleans
The legend of Madame Delphine Lalaurie, a wealthy society matron and accused slave torturer, has haunted New Orleans for nearly two hundred years. Her ma
- Author: Long, Carolyn Morrow
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 0813061830
- Language: English
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Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey
$42.00 Add to cartFlorida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Visual Arts
Brilliant wildlife photography and intimate storytelling showcase Florida’s animal species within their natural habitats
Kirsten Hines provides a
- Author: Hines, Kirsten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0813069815
- Language: English
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Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments
$45.00 Add to cartJuly 16, 1969. Nearly one million spectators flock to Cape Canaveral to witness the largest rocket ever built send three Americans to the Moon. Four days later, two step onto the lunar surface. The ex… [more below]
- Author: Pickering, J. L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0813056179
- Language: English
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Play All Night!: Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East
$28.00 Add to cartThe origin story of a groundbreaking album
The 1971 Allman Brothers Band album At Fillmore East was a musical manifesto years in the making. In Play All Night!, Bob Beatty dives deep into the
- Author: Beatty, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 0813069505
- Language: English
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A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau
$26.00 Add to cartLegendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yello… [more below]
- Author: Long, Carolyn Morrow
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 7, 2007
- ISBN10: 0813032148
- Language: English
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Mile Marker Zero: The Moveable Feast of Key West
$19.95 Add to cartWinner of the Florida Book Award, Gold Medal for Nonfiction “A tall but telescopic-sight-true tale of Hunter Thompson, Jimmy Buffett, Tom McGuane, and a large cavorting cast running around with sand i… [more below]
- Author: McKeen, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 6, 2016
- ISBN10: 0813062314
- Language: English
