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African Americans in Florida
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Jones, Maxine |
Over 400 years ago, in 1528, an African named Estevanico first set foot in Florida near present-day Tampa as part of a Spanish exploration party. Since then, African Americans in Florida have continu… |
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Alligator Tales
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Kevin McCarthy |
The alligator—Florida's most feared, maligned animal. From the time European settlers first stepped onto Florida soil, the alligator has been a target of dread and revulsion—and the hunter's gun.
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Celebrating Florida
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Marion Dane Bauer |
Meet Mr. Geo, everybody’s favorite geography teacher! He loves to explore new places. Today, he’s visiting Florida, the Sunshine State. His first stop is the Everglades to see alligators and other am… |
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An Affair of Honor
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Robert N. Macomber |
At the beginning of this fifth novel in Robert N. Macomber’s award-winning Honor Series, it’s December 1873 and Lieutenant Peter Wake is the executive officer of the USS Omaha on dreary patrol in the… |
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America's REAL First Thanksgiving
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Robyn Gioia |
When most Americans think of the first Thanksgiving, they think of the Pilgrims and the Indians in New England in 1621. But fifty-six years before the Pilgrims celebrated, Spanish explorer Pedro Mené… |
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