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Remembering Jacksonville
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Dorothy K. Fletcher |
"By the wayside" columns from the Florida times-union about life in Jacksonville, Florida, during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. |
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Juan Ponce de Leon and the discovery of Florida
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Sandra Wallus Sammons |
A biography of the explorer responsible for discovering Florida. |
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Pop culture Florida
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James P. Goss |
Pop Culture Florida jiggles readers through recent Florida history like Jayne Mansfield on Disney’s Space Mountain. Ever wonder where the cult classic Caddyshack was filmed? Do you know why Burt Reyn… |
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Florida's Great Ocean Railway
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Dan Gallagher |
From 1905 to 1916, thousands of laborers and engineers engaged in an amazing construction project—building a railroad line from Miami to Key West. Every mile of the Key West Extension of the Florida … |
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Bernardo de Gálvez
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Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia |
A man of both empire and the Enlightenment, as viceroy of New Spain (1785-86), Bernardo de Gálvez was also pivotal in the design and implementation of Spanish colonial reforms. Extensively researched… |
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History of Visual Art in Sarasota
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Kevin Dean,Patricia Ringling Buck,Marcia Corbino |
"The origins of the city's cultural identity can be traced to the arrival of circus impresario John Ringling, railroad executive Ralph Caples, and socialite Bertha Palmer, who all showcased impressiv… |
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Discovering the Civil War in Florida
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Taylor, Paul |
The Civil War in Florida may not have been the scene for the decisive battles everyone remembers, but Florida played her part. While Confederates fought to preserve their sovereignty and way of life,… |
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Confederate Florida
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William N. Nulty |
xi,273p. : 23cm |
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