Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Explorers and pirates, hurricanes and shipwrecks, movie stars and presidents-a journey through Florida's history and a guide to the places it happened.
More than any other state (except Nevada), Florida is a state of transplants-where a quarter of the population comes from outside the US, and a third comes from other states. Thanks to its famous beaches and tourist attractions, it's often thought of as more a destination than a home…even for...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A Florida historian uncovers strange but true tales of The Sunshine State from the 16th century arrival of Spanish ships to the antics of modern politics.
From Key West to the Redneck Riviera, Florida has a history as colorful as its landscape and as diverse as its residents. But beneath the famous legends of Florida’s storied past are intriguing tales that don’t appear in the popular guides or history
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Orlando is known internationally as a tourist destination, attracting fifty million visitors each year to its numerous resorts and parks. In all that excitement, it's easy to overlook the city's interesting past. In the 1800s, the area was embroiled in the Seminole Wars, and Fort Gatlin was constructed to shield citizens from attacks. Soon, a city grew around the fort. During the cowboy era, thousands of cattle, ranchers and cowboys crossed the central...
Author
Language
English
Description
U.S. Presidents have played a major role in shaping Florida, whether waging wars, protecting the environment, seeking votes, or just drawing media attention to the state's attractions.
• Thomas Jefferson set out to buy Florida but ended up making the Louisiana Purchase instead.
• Andrew Jackson came to fight Indians when La Florida was still a Spanish colony and then became the first territorial governor.
• Abraham Lincoln came up with the plan...
Author
Language
English
Description
A quick overview of the Sunshine State's fascinating past, with photos and illustrations included. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first set foot on Florida's east coast. The land he discovered was a geographic anomaly so distinctive that one-day, centuries later, astronaut Neil Armstrong would say that Florida was the first shape on earth he recognized on his return from a visit to the moon. This unique state has witnessed such momentous...
Author
Language
English
Description
Sit down for a spell with the bevy of famed writers who've found inspiration in the Florida sun.
From the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca to James Patterson, writers have found inspiration in the Florida sunshine. Ernest Hemingway met his future wife at Sloppy Joe's in Key West. John Kennedy recovered from back surgery in Palm Beach while working on his Pulitzer Prize winning book. James Weldon Johnson wrote what became The Negro National Anthem...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request