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Palmetto-leaves
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Harriet Beecher Stowe |
After the Civil War, the Stowes bought a house on the St. Johns River near Mandarin, Florida. For several years, they spent the winters at their Florida home. In 1872, Stowe published Pametto Leaves … |
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The imagineering field guide to Epcot at Walt Disney World
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Alex Wright |
A travel guide to Epcot at Walt Disney World draws on insider information from the Disney Imagineers to provide unique details, stories, and facts about the designs, landmarks, rides, and features of… |
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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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What's great about Florida?
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Mary Meinking |
Details some of the attractions that the state has to offer, from the theme parks in Orlando and Daytona International Speedway to Kennedy Space Center and Everglades National Park. --Publisher's des… |
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Florida's hurricane history
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Jay Barnes |
Florida has suffered more storms than any other state. This book offers insight into Florida's hurricane history. Using meteorological research, news reports and first-person accounts, it traces nota… |
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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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Paynes Prairie
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Lars Andersen |
This new paperback edition of Paynes Prairie still offers the sweeping history of the shallow-bowl basin in the middle of Florida, just south of Gainesville, but now adds a guide to outdoor activitie… |
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Historical memoir of the war in West Florida and Louisiana in 1814-15
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Arsène Lacarrière Latour,Arsaene Lacarriaere Latour,Gene A. Smith |
xlii, 358 p. : 24 cm |
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Bitten
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Andrew Furman |
As with many people who live in Florida, Andrew Furman is a transplant, who at first did not recognize that this state has its own unique attributes and distinctive natural history beyond the popular… |
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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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Missions and presidios
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Raymond Bial |
Explains how missions came to be, and what their purpose was. |
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Secrets of Walt Disney World
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Dinah Williams |
A guide to Walt Disney World in Florida shares hidden facts about how the popular destination continues to inspire and entertain people every day, providing coverage of Epcot, the Magic Kingdom and H… |
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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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Boomtime Boca
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Susan Gillis,Boca Raton Historical Society |
127 p. : 24 cm |
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The Florida Keys
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John Viele |
Today, on the Keys between Key West and the mainland, some 40,000 residents and thousands of visitors fish, swim, sail, and dive in the crystal clear waters off a tropical reef; relax in the sun and … |
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Florida History from the Highways
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Douglas Waitley |
Discover Florida, with its unique geography and exciting history—from ancient gold to modern real estate speculation—by journeying along its highways. Beginning with a chronology and succinct account… |
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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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Jacksonville greets the 20th century
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Leah Mary Cox |
"Through architectural photographs and lively, readable narrative, this pictorial account of early-twentieth-century Jacksonville tells the triumphant story of photographer Leah Mary Cox while reveal… |
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Confederate Florida
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William N. Nulty |
xi,273p. : 23cm |
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