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Subject Index Fishing, 28, 30, 37 Mystery, 5, 28

Folklore, 21, 22, 23 Native Americans, 10, 31, 35
African Americans, 31 Fundraising, 25 Nature, 7–9, 11, 16–17, 31, 35, 37
Animals, 4, 6, 10, 23, 32, 33, 35, 37 Games, 23, 25 Nonprofits, 25
Archaeology, 10 Gardening, 3, 9, 16–17, 31 North Florida, 8, 11, 15, 21, 34
Architecture, 13, 15 Georgia, 6, 8, 22, 31, 32 Paleontology, 10, 35
Art, 3, 12, 14, 31, 32, 35 Ghosts, 15, 21–22 Pirates, 6, 14, 19, 22, 36
Astronomy, 9 Golf, 30 Poetry, 31
Biography, 4, 7, 12, 18, 19, 37 Hemingway, Ernest, 12 Reference, 7, 9, 16–17, 24–25, 30, 31, 35, 36
Birds, 7, 10, 33, 35 History, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18–19, 31, 36, 37 Religion, 14
Carolinas, 6, 22, 32, 36 Humor, 23, 30 Science, 37
Central Florida, 8, 11, 21 Ireland, 32 South Florida, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12–13, 17, 19, 20,
Civil War, 5, 15, 18, 26, 27, 31 Key West, 3, 12, 13, 18, 34 24, 34, 37
Cooking, 20 Keys, Florida, 5, 11, 12, 13, 32 Southern Culture, 3, 5, 6, 12, 20, 23, 25
Cracker Westerns, 5, 29 Law, 24 Sports, 30
Crafts, 35 Lighthouses, 3, 6, 21, 32, 36 St. Augustine, 15, 19, 21, 29, 36
Culture, 14 Literature, 31 Storytelling, 23
Education, 6, 31, 36 Maritime, 3, 8, 14, 26, 30, 35 Travel, 5, 8, 11, 14, 15, 22
Fiction, 3, 5, 26–29, 34, 37 Miami, 19 Young Readers, 4, 6, 33–37
S p r i n g 2010 N e w B o o k s Fiction | Gardening | Lighthouses | Art
The Darkest Shade Florida’s Best Herbs
of Honor and Spices
Robert N. Macomber Charles R. Boning
Eighth in the award-winning Honor Series Covers 89 plants, including favorites like
of naval historical fiction following the basil and rosemary, but also more exotic
life and career of Cmdr. Peter Wake. It is ones like bilimbi and pandanus. As in the
1886 and Wake, now of the U.S. Navy’s author’s previous popular book, Florida’s
Office of Naval Intelligence, meets rising Best Fruiting Plants (see page 17), there
politico Theodore Roosevelt in New York are beautiful and useful illustrations, as
City. Wake is assigned to uncover Cuban well as charts and maps. For each plant
revolutionary activities between Florida you’ll find: plant description, geographic
and Cuba. He meets José Martí, finds distribution, flavor and scent, varieties,
himself engulfed in the most catastrophic event in Key West history, and relatives, cultivation, and harvest and use.
must make a decision involving the very darkest shade of honor.
“A solid entry in this popular series.”— Booklist Charles Boning is a naturalist, illustrator, and attorney who has authored
numerous books. He has resided in north, central, and south Florida and is
Robert N. Macomber, is a veteran seaman and a maritime writer and familiar with plants that succeed in each region.
speaker who lectures around the world aboard Queen Mary 2, as well as
at the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Center for Army Analysis. He See pages 16 and 17 for more gardening books.
welcomes visitors at: www.robertmacomber.com.
$19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-453-7
See page 26 for more in this series. May • 7 x 10 • 224 pages
200 color photos and drawings • maps and charts
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-465-0
March • 6 x 9 • 416 pages
Lighthouses of Greece Mario Sanchez

Elinor DeWire & Dolores Better Than Ever
Pergioudakis Nance Frank
This lavishly illustrated and carefully A celebration of the life
researched book covers more than 100 and work of Key West
lighthouses, most still guiding ships artist Mario Sanchez
around the Greek Islands. Their romance, (1908–2005) with 54 full-
beauty, and history are captured in this color reproductions of his
handy guidebook. Beguiling images, painted relief carvings. His
fascinating histories, and helpful travel art—showing street vendors,
information will guide you to these parades, rumba bands, cigar
beloved seamarks in the land of Hellene. factories, ice-cream trucks, people out for a stroll—has become symbolic
Includes interesting sections on ancient lighthouses, lighthouse keepers, of the picturesque diversity of Key West life in the 20th century. Sanchez
lighthouse construction, and much more. portrayed neighborhood places and events where he grew up, exhibiting
his love for Florida’s easy island living. His work also depicts Tampa’s Latin
Elinor DeWire has been researching and writing about lighthouses since community, Ybor City, with the same textured, quirky quality.
1972 and is the author of many articles and books on the topic. Dolores
Reyes-Pergioudakis is a multi-lingual cultural liaison and freelance writer Nance Frank was a long-time friend of Mario Sanchez’s. She owns and runs
and photographer who has lived in Greece for almost two decades. the Gallery on Greene in Key West, which represents Mario Sanchez and
other Caribbean figurative artists. Visit www.galleryongreene.com.
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-452-0
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-460-5 $20.00 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-476-6
May • 7 x 10 • 168 pages • full-color photos March • 10 x 8 • 96 pages • 54 color photos
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Young Readers | Biography | Animals S p r i n g 2010 N e w B o o k s
The Two Henrys Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida
Henry Plant and Henry Flagler and Their Sandra Wallus Sammons
Railroads
Sandra Wallus Sammons
An exciting biography about the man who changed
Henry Plant and Henry Flagler changed the Florida’s east coast with his hotels and his railroads.
landscape of Florida in the late 1800s and early Henry Morrison Flagler was already a millionaire
1900s. This dual biography is a story of railroads when he first visited Florida in 1878. He came back
and the men who built them with their creativity, and built railroads along the east coast so that others
innovation, and money. Flagler opened up the east could more easily travel there. And he built grand hotels so that those who
coast of Florida with his railroads and hotels, and Plant did the same on the came had a beautiful place to stay. By 1912, he had built a railroad all the way
west coast of the state. to Key West. Henry Flagler was very determined and practical. He met all the
Sandra Wallus Sammons has written this biography as well as the three great challenges he set for himself.
others on this page—all for young readers so they can understand the
important people in Florida’s history. She has worked in Florida schools and $10.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-466-7
understands what kids like to read. $7.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-467-4
March • 6 x 9 • 72 pages • b&w photos • Ages 9–12
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-456-8
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-461-2
March • 6 x 9 • 112 pages • b&w photos • Ages 12 & up
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

and the Florida Everglades and the Florida Crackers
Sandra Wallus Sammons Sandra Wallus Sammons
Marjory Stoneman Douglas is called “the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings grew up loving to write
Grandmother of the Everglades.” Read about her and hoping to become an author. Later she moved
life from her childhood up north to her long and to Florida, where she lived out in the country at
inspiring life in south Florida. When she arrived Cross Creek in an area called the Big Scrub. She met
in Miami in 1915 she began to understand the the people who lived there, the so-called Crackers.
importance of the Everglades, an area most considered a “swamp.” She called Their simple way of life fascinated her, so she wrote stories about them. One
attention to it with her book Everglades: River of Grass. During her 108 years, of her books, called The Yearling, was about a boy and a pet deer. This book
she was a newspaper and magazine journalist as well as a book writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her dream of becoming a famous writer had
received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work on the Everglades. come true.
$11.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-470-4 $11.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-472-8

March • 6 x 9 • 72 pages • b&w photos • Ages 9–12 March • 6 x 9 • 72 pages • b&w photos • Ages 9–12
Iguana Invasion
Exotic Pets Gone Wild in Florida
Virginia Aronson & Allyn Szejko
Green Iguanas, Burmese Pythons, Nile Monitor Lizards, Rhesus Monkeys, and many more kinds of non-native animals
are rapidly increasing in population in subtropical Florida. This full-color book provides scientific information, exciting
wildlife stories, and identification photos for the most common exotic animals on the loose—most of them offspring of
abandoned pets. Learn answers to questions like these: When should a trapper be called? Can I feed them? Are they
dangerous? What is the effect of all these exotics on the environment? What can we do to help with the problem?
Virginia Aronson has written 30 books, many for young readers. Allyn Szejko is a licensed human trapper and
wildlife rehabilitator. Both authors live in south Florida.
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-468-1

$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-469-8
March • 7 x 10 • 80 pages • 69 color photos
Ages 12 & up
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Fall 2009 Books Fiction | Travel | History
Seven Mile Bridge Time Traveler’s
Michael Biehl Guide to Florida
Florida Keys dive-shop owner Jonathan Jack Powell
Bruckner returns home to Wisconsin after A unique guidebook that offers 140
his mother’s death, searching for clues places and reenactments in Florida where
to his father’s death years before. He you can experience the past, and a few
is stunned by what he discovers about where you can time travel into the future.
his father’s life, and comes to know his You can join in all sorts of historical
parents in a way he never did as a child. reenactments—in full costume if you like.
Mostly, he is surprised by what he learns You have the unique opportunity to relive
about himself. Fluidly moving between a part of Florida’s long and fascinating
past and present, between hope and past. This unique guidebook offers you
despair, Seven Mile Bridge is a story about one man’s obsession with the time travel. The day has arrived for this new kind of travelogue, which reveals
truth, and how much can depend on finding it. not only places to visit but also time periods to experience.

Michael Biehl, an attorney, also wrote the critically acclaimed Lawyered to Jack Powell is a pediatric cardiologist in central Florida. He loves to travel
Death and Doctored Evidence. the state, journeying in time through Florida’s history.
“This book details almost every living history event and war reenactment in
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-451-3 Florida from before European contact to the post-war 20th century. It will
6 x 9 • 280 pages inform you about history that you can live and participate in from on the
land, under the water, and in the sky. Each event starts with suggestions of
what a spectator should wear, bring along with them, times and dates, and
GPS coordinates to help you locate the event easily.”—Florida Reenactors
Online News Magazine
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-454-4

6 x 9 • 272 pages • 60 b&w photos
Alligator Gold Old Florida Style: A Story

A Cracker Western of Cracker Cattle ( DVD)
Janet Post Steve Kidd & Alex Menendez
Delve Productions, Inc.
On his way home from a Northern
prisoner-of-war camp at the end of the Old Florida Style: A Story of Cracker
Civil War, Caleb “Hawk” Hawkins is Cattle is a historical documentary, filmed
focused on getting back to the D-Wing, in crystal-clear high-definition video, that
his Florida cattle ranch. But along the sheds light on Florida’s role in feeding
way, Hawk encounters a very pregnant our nation in times of war and peace, by
Madelaine Wilkes, learns that his only offering a look at North America’s original
son has gone missing, and that his old cattlemen and cattlewomen, the Florida
nemesis, Snake Barber, has taken over cow hunters and their culture. This story
his ranch. Hawk’s code of honor requires that he take the woman along with of Florida’s cattle heritage features storytellers, cow hunters cracking their
him. Maddy Wilkes has her own code of honor, which gets in the way of her whips, cracker cows being driven along the waterline of freshwater lakes and
strong attraction to Hawk. And Snake Barber’s singular lack of moral code gator-infested swamps, a cowboy poet laureate, an African American cow
brings more trouble to the D-Wing. man, and first-hand accounts from a woman who lived the cow hunter’s life.
Lessons of self-sufficiency, honor among friends, and respect for the land
Janet Post lives on a ranch in north Florida. This is her first novel. through conservation are all to be discovered in this look at the original cattle
culture of America . . . Old Florida Style.
For more Cracker Westerns, see page 29.
$14 for home viewing • ISBN 978-1-56164-463-6
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-446-9 $24 for public viewing • ISBN 978-1-56164-464-3
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-447-6 Runtime: 24 minutes
5 x 7 • 320 pages

Storytelling | Young Readers | Carolinas | Animals Fall 2009 Books
Lowcountry Voodoo: Lighthouses of the
Beginner’s Guide to Tales, Carolinas for Kids
Spells and Boo Hags Terrance Zepke
Terrance Zepke
A lively text, rich in pictures, tells the history and lore
A compilation of some of the beliefs, special spells, of the lighthouses along the Carolina shores—from
and remarkable stories passed down through Currituck Lighthouse at the top of North Carolina to
generations of Gullah families who have made the Haig Point Lighthouses at the bottom of South
their home in the South Carolina and Georgia Carolina. Learn about the people who designed
Lowcountry. Learn spells and curses and how to and built them. Meet some of the keepers who
avoid them, as well as how to bring good luck while avoiding bad luck. Meet a braved storms and suffered loneliness while tending their beacons. Learn how
boo hag bride who sheds her skin at night; Dr. Buzzard, the most famous root lighthouses operated in the early days and how they operate now. Includes
doctor; and a young man whose love potion worked too well. Find events and ghost stories and a quiz.
tours to acquaint you with Lowcountry culture.
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-429-2
See pages 22, 32, and 36 for more books by Terrance Zepke. 7 x 10 • 64 pages • Color photos and illustrations
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-455-1 Ages 9 and up
6 x 9 • 160 pages • b&w illustrations by Michael Swing
My Florida Facts Pirates of the Carolinas for Kids

Russell W. Johnson & Annie P. Johnson Terrance Zepke
Learn facts about Florida—from the state capital to Full of fun facts and colorful art, Pirates of the
the number of counties in Florida and much more— Carolinas for Kids details the life of a pirate in
through the catchy lyrics of the song “My Florida the Golden Age of Piracy and introduces nine of
Facts.” Kids will want to sing along with the My the most famous pirates to weigh anchor in the
Florida Facts song, included on a CD here, as they Carolinas. From Blackbeard to female pirates Anne
read and learn the lyrics, which serve as the text of Bonny and Mary Read, the stories behind these
this book. Research continues to prove that adding infamous buccaneers and their way of life are
music and rhythm facilitates learning. Kids just say, “It’s fun!” The authors revealed. Learn why they became pirates and how they found their treasure.
have been teaching children in early grades in Florida for over twenty years, See what kinds of ships they sailed and how they talked. Then enjoy fun pirate
always using music and movement to enhance learning. activities and take a quiz to test your knowledge.
See page 36 for another book/CD by the authors. $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-459-9
7 x 10 • 72 pages • Full-color illustrations by Michael Swing
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-430-8 Ages 9 and up
7 x 10 • 64 pages • Audio CD included • Full-color illustrations by Michael Swing
Ages 8–12
Those Colossal Cats

Marta Magellan
Color photos by James Gersing
Illustrations by Steve Weaver
Twelfth in the Those Amazing Animals series. Features lions, tigers, panthers, cougars. Answers 20
questions about big cats. Learn the difference between big and small cats; why tigers have stripes and
leopards have spots; which cat is the fastest; and why cats, even the big ones, purr and lick their fur.
See page 33 for more books in this series.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-457-5

$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-458-2
7 x 10 • 56 pages • full-color illustrations by Steve Weaver
Ages 5–9

Books of Continuing Interest Nature | Biography
The Everglades: River of Grass Florida’s Living Beaches
60th Anniversary Edition A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Blair and Dawn Witherington
with an update by Michael Grunwald
Comprehensive accounts of over 800
The classic book of the Everglades. Before species, with photos for each, found on 700
1947, when Marjory Stoneman Douglas miles of Florida’s sandy beaches. Covers
named it a “river of grass,” the area was plants, animals, minerals, and manmade
considered a worthless swamp. She brought objects—all part of our living beaches.
the world’s attention to the need to preserve
the Everglades. “Highly recommended.” — Adventure Florida
“Recommended to all readers concerned with “One-of-a-kind guide, enthusiastically

the great relations of man to nature.” recommended.” — Midwest Book Review
— Marjory Kinnan Rawlings $21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-386-8
6 x 9 • 336 pages • flexibinding
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-394-3 • Over 900 color photos • maps and drawings
5½ x 8½ • 462 pages
Florida’s Birds Second Edition

Priceless Florida
A Field Guide and Reference
Natural Ecosystems and Native
Species David S. Maehr, Herbert W. Kale II
Ellie Whitney, D. Bruce Means, Illustrated by Karl Karalus
and Anne Rudloe Color throughout and fully updated. Color-
Full-color photos, as well as charts and coded guides and range maps. Sections on
comprehensive text on all the ecosystems of bird study, feeding, habitats, threatened
the state and many of the native species. and endangered species, exotics, and
conservation. Each bird is illustrated three
“Combines the depth of an encyclopedia with
the freshness and accessibility of a field times: with the species account, in the index
manual.” — E.O. Wilson listing, and on a plate with similar species.
$32.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-309-7 “A ‘must’ handbook.” — Midwest Book Review
$27.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-308-0
8½ x11 • 432 pages • 800 color photos $21.95 • Softcover• ISBN 978-1-56164-335-6
6 x 8 • 360 pages • flexibinding
color illustrations throughout
Marjory Stoneman Douglas:

Voice of the River Florida’s Seashells
An Autobiography with John Rothchild A Beachcomber’s Guide
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Blair and Dawn Witherington
Life story of the woman who “saved” the Accounts, maps, and color photos for over
Florida Everglades, told in her own spirited 250 species of mollusk shells found on
voice. Florida’s beaches. Includes species common
“This vivid recall of a full and inspiring life to the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean.
illustrates the wonderful potential of the human
spirit. She is a national treasure.” $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-387-5
— James A. Michener 6 x 9 • 88 pages • flexibinding
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-0-910923-94-1 265 color photos • maps and drawings
Florida Magnificent
Wilderness Stalking the Plumed Serpent
State Lands, Parks, and Natural Areas and Other Adventures
James Valentine and D. Bruce in Herpetology
Means D. Bruce Means
World-famous nature photographer Exciting adventures with deadly reptiles
Valentine presents art images of the state’s based on over 40 years of work by this
remote wilderness places. Comprehensive famed naturalist. Includes work with the
text by biologist Means and other Florida rattlesnake, the cottonmouth moccasin, and
conservationists. the Australian “fiercey.”
“You will be enthralled by this magnificent “Means is more than a scientific natural
book.” — Ney Landrum Director Emeritus, historian. He is an adventurer of the old
Florida State Parks school.” — E.O. Wilson
$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-361-5
9 x 12 • 144 pages • 156 color photos $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-433-9
6 x 9 • 240 pages • 12-page color insert

Nature | Travel Books of Continuing Interest
The Springs of Florida Florida’s Rivers

Second Edition Charles R. Boning
Doug Stamm
An overview of Florida’s waterways and
The deepest and largest known springs in detailed information on 60 of Florida’s
the world are in Florida. These photos are rivers, covering each from the source to
from hundreds of hours under water. This the end. From the Blackwater River in the
new edition is completely updated to serve western panhandle to the Ichetucknee and
as a guide to the springs parks. For canoeists, Kissimmee Rivers in central Florida to the
kayakers, divers, snorkelers, and visitors. Miami River in south Florida.
“A delight to those who have seen these marvels
for themselves, and to those who never will.” “Will appeal to anyone interested in exploring
the breadth and depth of Florida’s wilderness.”
— Florida Wildlife
— Underwater Speleology
$22.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-422-3
8½ x 11 • 128 pages • 90 color photos • maps 7 x 10 • 240 pages • over 200 color photos
St. Johns River Guidebook Suwannee River Guidebook

Second Edition Kevin M. McCarthy
Kevin M. McCarthy Enjoy a leisurely trip down one of the
A guide to the history, people, and sites of best-known and most beloved rivers in the
this north-flowing river from its source in the country, from the Okefenokee Swamp in
marshes west of Vero Beach to its mouth in Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. It
Jacksonville. This new edition has completely may well be the last unspoiled river in the
updated traveling information, including Southeast. Learn the history, wildlife, and
websites and phone numbers. culture of the river. Complete with travel
“Involves both armchair readers and boat information and tips for those exploring the
enthusiasts in a fine adventure.” area by water or by land.
— Library Bookwatch
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-449-0
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-435-3 6 x 9 • 192 pages • b&w photos
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 53 b&w photos • 10 maps
Dangerous Sea Life of the

Apalachicola Bay West Atlantic, Caribbean,
Kevin M. McCarthy
and Gulf of Mexico
A Guide for Accident Prevention
A history and guide to this important
bay and the towns and people around it. and First Aid
Discover Apalachicola, Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Edwin S. Iversen and
Lanark, and St. James Island, as well as Fort Renate H. Skinner
Gadsden, and Cape St. George and Crooked
Learn how to avoid dangerous creatures
River lighthouses. Color paintings by William
and how to administer first aid. Sections
Trotter.
on species that bite, that sting, species
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-299-1 dangerous to eat, pests that harm swimmers,
7 x 10 • 200 pages • 25 color paintings toxic species, and fish-beak injuries.
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-370-7
6 x 9 • 112 pages • 34 color photos and drawings
Seasons of the Sea

Seashore Plants of South Jay Humphreys
Florida and the Caribbean
Illustrated by Jim Wilson
David W. Nellis
As the seasons change on land, so they do
A complete source for both serious
in the waters along the Florida peninsula—a
naturalists and backyard gardeners who
world largely unknown but endlessly
want to learn which plants grow best
fascinating. Learn what creatures come
in nearshore environments. Includes
and go in the waters of each of the state’s
for each plant: form, flower and fruit
six main regions. Charming illustrations
date, geographic distribution, habitat,
accompany the text.
reproduction, propagation, as well as
medicinal, edible, and toxic aspects . $14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-226-7
6 x 9 • 160 pages • 26 line drawings
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-056-0
6 x 9 • 164 pages • 100 color photos

Books of Continuing Interest Reference | Gardening | Nature | Astronomy
The Trees of Florida
A Reference and Field Guide
Gil Nelson
The Ferns of Florida
A Reference and Field Guide
Comprehensive guide to Florida’s amazing
variety of trees, native and exotic, from Gil Nelson
scrub oak to mangroves, from sabal palm Includes for each species: growth form and
to Florida yew. Field sites for observing habit, unique characteristics, garden use,
the species. For the naturalist, botanist, history in Florida. Color photos include some
landscape architect, and weekend gardener. rare species never before illustrated in color.
“Thick enough to be inclusive but compact
enough to carry on a walk in the woods.” $27.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-193-2
— Tallahassee Democrat $19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-197-0
$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-053-9 27 line drawings • 14 b&w photos
$19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-055-3
6 x 9 • 338 pages •150 color photos
170 line drawings
The Shrubs & Woody Poisonous Plants and Animals

Vines of Florida of Florida and the Caribbean
A Reference and Field Guide David W. Nellis
Gil Nelson A non-technical guide that provides in-depth
information on the toxis, symptoms, and
More than 550 woody vines and shrubs
treatments for each plant and animal, as well
native to Florida. Useful to professional
as beneficial uses and folklore.
botanists as well as landscape architects and
homeowners. “In an area of relatively high population and
many tourists, this scientifically sound yet easily
“A comprehensive and detailed reference work usable volume is a most welcome document.”
with much to commend it to the professional —Dr. Richard Evans Schultes, Director, Botanical
botanist and experienced observer.” —Footprint Museum of Harvard University (Emeritus)
$30.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-106-2
$21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-110-9 $29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-111-6
6 x 9 • 392 pages • 300 color photos 6 x 9 • 416 pages • 297 color photos
250 line drawings
Exploring Wild South Florida Myakka

Third Edition Second Edition
Susan D. Jewell P. J. Benshoff
The third edition includes over 40 new Guide to one of the largest state parks in
natural areas and covers Broward, Hendry, Florida, located in the southwest part of the
Lee, and Palm Beach counties as well as state. Discover its wild and scenic river, its
Dade, Collier, and Monroe. shady oak hammocks and aerial gardens, its
prairies, piney woods, and wetlands. Meet
“Provides a splendid invitation to Florida
the gators, sandhill cranes, deer, and turtles.
wilderness. Well-written, with plenty of helpful
advice and intriguing observations. A must for “Full of insights about Myakka. . . . [The
anyone who enjoys the Florida outdoors.” reader] finds out that there’s much, much
— The Tampa Tribune more to Myakka than an airboat ride on Upper
Myakka Lake.” — Bradenton Herald
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-262-5
5½ x 8½ • 250 pages $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-444-5
25 b&w photos • 6 maps • 16-page color insert 6 x 9 • 240 pages • 52 photos & line illustrations
Paynes Prairie The Florida Night Sky

The Great Savanna: A History and A Guide to Observing from
Guide Dusk till Dawn
Second Edition Elinor DeWire
Lars Andersen For casual sky observers or serious
Offers a sweeping history that spans astronomers. Begins with the organization
millions of years of the unique shallow-bowl of the known universe and where Florida fits
basin in the middle of Florida, just south of in. Southern Florida’s position offers a view
Gainesville. Guide to outdoor activities in of the four stars of the Southern Cross in the
the state preserve. Maps of trails for biking, spring and early summer.
hiking, and canoeing. The second edition “Packed with facts and figures for both
offers a new chapter on exploring the professionals and amateurs. . . . Rarely have
Prairie today. I seen so much information presented so
readably and attractively.” — St. Petersburg
Times
5½ x 8½ • 192 pages • 36 b&w photos • 3 maps 6 x 9 • 400 pages • 150 b&w drawings and photos
8-page color insert

Archaeology | Native Americans | Animals | Birds Books of Continuing Interest
Florida’s First People
Florida’s Fossils
12,000 Years of Human History
Guide to Location, Identification and
Enjoyment Revised Edition
Revised Edition Robin C. Brown
Robin C. Brown Combines contemporary archaeology, the
writings of early European explorers, and
Learn how and where to hunt fossils—with
replication experiments to present a vivid
maps, means of identification, and history.
history of the state’s original inhabitants.
Fully illustrated, including an identification
Includes a photographic atlas of projectile
section. Revised edition contains the latest
points and pottery types.
information on where to hunt fossils in Florida
and completely updated appendices. “Authoritative, readable, and splendidly
illustrated.” — William Marquardt, Curator in
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-409-4
8½ x 11 • 216 pages • 40 maps and drawings Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History
222 b&w photos
$29.95 • Hardcover •ISBN 978-1-56164-032-4
8½ x 11 • 262 pages • 16-page color insert
360 b&w photos
Hoof Prints
The Horses of Proud Spirit More Stories from Proud Spirit
Melanie Bowles Melanie Sue Bowles
The story of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, Meet more horses and caring people in this
which takes in abused or unwanted horses second book from Melanie Bowles, who
and gives them a loving home. Passionate writes with loving care about the horses
stories of horses that astound with their at her sanctuary, relocated from Florida to
amazing ability to recover. The PBS docu- Arkansas. Learn about big old Ranger, little
mentary based on the book won an Emmy. baby Riley, a wild Mustang, and even a flying
“Wonderful, a good read for anyone who donkey.
loves horses.”— Monty Roberts, author of The “ A Delight to read. . . . Bowles writes
Man Who Listens to Horses. beautifully.” — ALA Booklist
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 13 b&w photos 6 x 9 • 240 pages • b&w photos
Common Coastal Birds of

Florida Horse Owner’s
Florida and the Caribbean
Field Guide
David W. Nellis
Second Edition
72 birds that inhabit the zone where the sea
Marty Marth meets the land in Florida and the islands.
Accurate, easy-to-read guide to selecting, Feeding habits, reproduction, behavior,
caring for, and enjoying a horse in Florida. migration, predators, longevity, conservation
The only horse guide devoted to Florida’s issues.
special challenges of heat, humidity, insects, “Each of the details covered offers
poisonous plants, and unique varieties of birders some fascinating and remarkable
hay. Includes updated information about information.”—Birding Business
equestrian trails in state parks.
$29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-191-8
$21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-196-3
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-154-3 6 x 9 • 336 pages • 234 color photos
5½ x 8½ • 208 pages • 45 line drawings
A Florida Cattle Ranch

Parrots of South Florida Alto “Bud” Adams Jr. and
Susan Allene Epps Lee Gramling
Illustrated by Karl Karalus The story of one cattle ranch reveals Florida’s
Included are Amazons, conures, parakeets, place in cattle-raising history. The rancher-
macaws, and other parrots, some of which author’s text and photography feature the
are rarely seen. Full-color guide gives unique terrain and wildlife. A beautiful book
detailed information on each bird—common to add to your Florida collection.
name, scientific name, any other names; its “Bud Adams not only appreciates the sensitive
size; description of its colors and markings; ecology of our state, but he also understands the
and where it can be found. cattle industry and its role in helping preserve
Florida’s wildlife. This book gives others the
chance to share his view.” — Burt Tucker, Pres. of
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-401-8 the Florida Cattlemen’s Association
6 x 9 • 96 pages • 48 color illustrations
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-159-8
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-166-6
8½ x 11 • 112 pages •140 color photos

Books of Continuing Interest Travel | History | Nature
Florida’s Finest Inns Historic Homes of Florida

and Bed & Breakfasts Second Edition
Second Edition Laura Stewart and Susanne Hupp
Bruce Hunt Updated with color photographs of each
house. 68 of Florida’s notable dwellings that
This completely updated guide offers 120
are open to the public, from humble Cracker
of the most romantic, historic, quaint, and
houses to stately mansions. Includes the Julee
often eclectic places to stay in Florida, from
Cottage and the Kingsley Plantation in northeast
warm and cozy country B&Bs to elegant
Florida, many old houses in St. Augustine, the
and historic hotels. Written in an engaging,
Casements in central Florida, Ca d’Zan and
personal style, this book relates the histories
the Edison Winter Estate in southwest Florida,
of the inns as well as the personal stories of
Whitehall and Vizcaya in south Florida, and the
many of the innkeepers.
Little White House in Key West.
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-437-7
6 x 9 • 240 pages • b&w photos $18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-417-9
7 x 10 • 192 pages • full-color throughout
ntal Florida
Ce
Vo l u m e 2
Douglas Waitley
Best Backroads of Florida

Douglas Waitley Easygoing Guide to Natural Florida
Douglas Waitley
”You might discover some backroads that will turn your wanderings into an exciting
journey.” — Ocala Star-Banner To be an easygoing nature site, it must be beautiful and easy to reach, not cost much, and
require little effort.
Volume 1: The Heartland
Volume 1: South Florida
Travel central Florida through miles of horse farms and explore crystalline springs.
Visit east coast beaches, the Indian River Lagoon, the St. Johns Marsh, the Kissimmee
Start in DeBary and travel through Longwood, Clermont, Dade City, Brooksville,
Rier, and the interior scrub. Also the Corkscrew Swamp, the Fakahatchee Strand, west
Dunnellon, Eustis, Ocala, Gainesville, Palatka, and Sanford. Winner of the Horgan
coast beaches, the Ten Thousand Islands, the Everglades, and the Keys.
Award from the Florida Historical Society.
6 x 9 • 288 pages • 100 b&w photos • 11 maps 6 x 9 • 272 pages • over 100 b&w photos • 4 maps
Volume 2: Central Florida

Visit the Orlando wetlands, Merritt Island, and a fish camp, and go airboating on the St.
Volume 2: Coasts, Glades, and Groves
Johns River. Experience Wekiwa, Blue, and Gemini Springs. See the the Ocala National
Journey southern Florida through orange groves, along beaches, and through Forest, the Yearling Trail, Cypress Cove, the Green Swamp, Fort DeSoto Park, Cedar Key,
sugar and cattle country. Start in Melbourne Beach and travel through Ft. Pierce, Crystal River, the Devil’s Millhopper, Paynes Prairie, and Ravine State Gardens.
Stuart, Clewiston, the Miccosukee Resort, Everglades City, Ft. Myers, Venice, and
Sebring. $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-374-5
6 x 9 • 256 pages • over 100 b&w photos • 4 maps
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-232-8
6 x 9 • 280 pages • 99 b&w photos • 10 maps Florida History from the Highways
Douglas Waitley
Volume 3: Beaches and Hills Journey along Florida’s highways—I-75, US 41, I-95, US
1, I-4, US 27, US 98, and the Turnpike—learning all the
Ride near the beaches and over the hills of north Florida. Start in Titusville and travel
roadside history on the way. Begins with a brief history
through New Smyrna Beach, St. Augustine, Fernandina Beach, Lake City, Tallahassee,
of Florida
DeFuniak Springs, Pensacola, Ft. Walton Beach, Panama City, Apalachicola, Inglis, and
Aripeka. “An excellent historical introduction to many of the most
interesting cities and sights in the Sunshine State.The reader is
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-283-0 presented with a series of excursions along the state’s major
6 x 9 • 296 pages • 100 b&w photos • 13 maps highways so that side trips can be made as efficiently as
possible.” —Bill Marina, co-author of A History of Florida, Third
Edition
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-315-8

Key West | Hemingway | Travel | Biography Books of Continuing Interest
Grits & Grunts
Hemingway’s Cats
Folkloric Key West
An Illustrated Biography
Stetson Kennedy
Carlene Fredericka Brennen
A portrait of Key West in the first half of
the 20th century, “when Key West was Explores the life of Ernest Hemingway, the
Key West.” A treasure trove of the rich women he loved, and the animals, most
multiculture of the time by one of America’s especially cats, he befriended throughout his
pre-eminent folklorists, who lived and life. Filled with photographs, many of them
worked there. Also an abundant sampling of never before published. Meet the kinder,
Mario Sanchez’s famous Key West art. gentler cat lover, different from the macho
image he helped to create.
“Kennedy’s keen observations and humor
infuse a cornucopia of collected folklife gems.” “An excellent book that will contribute to further
understanding of a complex man.”
— Peggy Bulger, Director, American Folklife
— The Hemingway Review
Center, Library of Congress
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-342-4
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-419-3 8½ x 11 • 200 pages • 190 b&w photos
Hemingway’s Key West

Second Edition
Stuart McIver
A vivid portrait of the legendary writer,
whose decade in Key West was his most
productive. Includes a record of the author’s
exploits in Bimini and Cuba, including his
fishing expeditions, love affairs, and writing
experiences. A tour of Hemingway’s favorite
Key West and Havana haunts.
$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-241-0

My Brother, Ernest
Hemingway
The Florida Keys Leicester Hemingway
John Viele
A revealing and intimate portrait of one of
“Offers a different view of one of Florida’s most unique and colorful regions.” the great writers of the 20th century by his
— Florida Historical Quarterly brother. First published in 1962, this new
Volume 1: A History of the Pioneers edition includes a selection of letters from
Ernest to his family never before published
Well-researched, fascinating accounts of early Keys life. Just 80 years ago, there were fewer and an index (previously not available).
than 300 Keys inhabitants and they lived without electricity, running water, or telephones.
“This new and fuller edition will replace my
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-101-7 own worn and tattered copy.”
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 42 b&w photos and illustrations • 8 maps — Michael Reynolds, Hemingway scholar
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-098-0

5½ x 8½ • 327 pages • 16-page b&w photo insert
Volume 2: True Stories of the Perilous Straits
Gripping stories during the age of sail from the time of Spanish navigators to the end of the
Second Seminole War in 1842. Many died in shipwrecks and attacks by natives and pirates.
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-179-6
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 45 b&w photos and illustrations • 8 maps
Volume 3: The Wreckers

True stories of Keys wreckers, the daring seamen who saved lives and property from ships
cast up on the Florida reef. Captures the drama of the lives and times with accuracy and
clarity.
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-219-9
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 74 b&w photos and illustrations • 6 maps

Books of Continuing Interest Key West | Keys | South Florida
The Streets of Key West Key West Gardens
A History Through Street Names and Their Stories
J. Wills Burke Janis Frawley
Simonton, Duval, Whitehead, Truman— A rare opportunity to sneak a peek into

discover how these and other Key West the lush tropical gardens of old Key West.
streets came by their names. Each section Beautiful views of the islanders’ sanctuaries
begins with an engaging history of the as well as fascinating histories of the grounds
person for whom the street is named, then where gardens now grow.
takes us along the street pointing out the “Offers a colorful look at the tropical gardens of
buildings and sites of historic interest along Florida’s southernmost city.”
the way. — Florida History and the Arts magazine
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-317-2 $19.95 • ISBN 978-1-56164-204-5

6 x 9 • 240 pages • 40 b&w photos • 5 maps Softcover • 8½ x 11 • 128 pages
173 color photos
The Houses of Key West

Over Key West and
Alex Caemmerer
the Florida Keys
Key West is an architectural treasure trove of Charles Feil
houses built in the 19th century, including
eyebrow houses, shotgun houses, and Starts with Key West and ends in the
Conch Victorians. Many charming anecdotes Everglades. The aerial images capture
about old Key West gleaned from interviews the uniqueness of the Keys: shimmering
with descendants of the families who built ocean, magical sunsets, uninhabited
houses there. For anyone who loves to look mangrove islands, bridges and causeways,
at charming old houses and imagine their old neighborhoods, million-dollar homes.
histories. Includes descriptive text for each photo
taken from Feil’s gyroplane.
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-009-6
8½ x 11 • 112 pages • 90 color photos $18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-240-3
11 x 8½ • 64 pages • 63 color photos
Over Southeast Florida

Photographs by Charles Feil Florida Keys Impressions
Text by Kevin M. McCarthy Millard Wells
Begins in Miami—including Miami Beach, A famed watercolorist offers his unique
Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Vizcaya, and impression of the Keys, with their blend of
Biscayne Bay—and heads south to Florida Caribbean cultures, interesting architecture,
City and Homestead and the farmlands to lush vegetation, and beautiful tropical
the west, then on to the Everglades with its marine environment. The paintings portray
fires, airboats, Indian villages. Then north people, birds, water, lighthouses, boats, and
to Broward and Palm Beach counties—their buildings—all exuding the laid-back Keys
beaches, ships, and fantastic homes. attitude.
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-209-0
11 x 8½ • 48 pages • 25 color paintings
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-338-7
11 x 8½ • 72 pages • 85 color photos
Florida’s Great Key Biscayne

Ocean Railway A History of Miami’s Tropical Island
Dan Gallagher and the Cape Florida Lighthouse
Joan Gill Blank
The incredible story of the building of the
Key West Extension of the Florida East This engaging and highly illustrated history
Coast Railway from Miami to Key West from of the southernmost barrier island in the
1905 to 1916. U.S. tells the story of its people from the
“Dan Gallagher’s vivid photographs and early natives on. Includes the history of Cape
informative supplementary text offer a Florida Lighthouse, found on Biscayne’s
glimpse at the enormous dedication and southern tip.
sacrifice needed to link the Florida Keys by
rail.” — The Florida Historical Quarterly “Vividly illustrates what a fascinating piece
of geography Key Biscayne is.” — Gilbert M.
Grosvenor, Chairman, Nat’l Geographic Society
8½ x 11 • 208 pages $21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-103-1
245 b&w photos 8½ x 11 • 224 pages •117 b&w photos
12-page color insert

Travel | Religion | Art | History | Maritime Books of Continuing Interest
Florida’s Museums and Historical Traveler’s Guide
Cultural Attractions to Florida Second Edition
Second Edition Eliot Kleinberg
Doris Bardon and Murray D. Laurie From Fort Pickens in the Panhandle to Fort
This newly updated guide, with over 350 Jefferson in the ocean 40 miles beyond
museums and attractions to choose from, Key West, historical travelers will find many
has a destination to suit every interest. Visit adventures waiting for them in Florida. The
country stores, one-room schoolhouses, author presents 74 of his favorites—17 of
coquina forts, churches, mansions, theaters, them are new to this edition, and the rest
art galleries, and gardens. have been completely updated
“Even Floridians who think they know their “Every one of [Kleinberg’s] essays will leave the
own cultural back yards will probably learn readers saying, ‘Hey, I’d like to visit that place.’”
something.” — The Tampa Tribune — Florida Heritage Magazine

6 x 9 • 184 pages • b&w illustrations 6 x 9 • 288 pages • 90 photos
Visiting Small-Town Florida

Revised Edition Spiritual Florida
Bruce Hunt A Guide to Retreat Centers and
Religious Sites in Florida and Nearby
This updated version of a popular guide
leads you to 70 of the most charming and Mauricio Herreros
historic little towns, places with names like Detailed descriptions of 41 centers and sites
Sopchoppy, Ozllo, and Two Egg. Visit historic in Florida and 11 nearby in neighboring
districts, museum, galleries, antiques shops, states. Includes monasteries, spiritual retreat
and local eateries in real, old-timey Florida. centers, and unique religious sites in peaceful
“Like an old friend, Bruce Hunt takes you into and spiritually nurturing settings.
the heart of dozens of Florida’s small towns,
introducing you to locals, sharing histories, and $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-331-8
favorite haunts.” —Tampa Tribune 6 x 9 • 169 pages • b&w photos
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-278-6
Art in Florida 1564–1945

Thirty Florida Shipwrecks
Maybelle Mann
Kevin M. McCarthy
Florida’s art history from the first European Paintings by William L. Trotter
artist until the end of World War II. Over
150 illustrations, many reproduced here for Covers shipwrecks from 1545, when young
the first time. Includes artists Mark Catesby, Fontenada survived a Spanish wreck to be
John James Audubon, John Singer Sargent, held captive by natives for 17 years, to the
Martha Walter, Milton Avery, Andew Wyeth. sinking of the Coast Guard cutter Bibb in
1987 to create an artificial reef. Includes
“Even readers already familiar with Florida’s
art history will find a great deal that is new and Trinité, 1565; Atocha, 1622; San Pedro,
fascinating.” — Erik Robinson, Curator, Museum 1733; America, 1862; Victor, 1872; Cecil Ann,
of Florida History, Tallahassee 1967; and 22 more.
$35.00 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-171-0 $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-007-2
8½ x 11 • 200 pages • 60 b&w photos 8½ x 11 • 128 pages • 20 color paintings
100 color photos
Shipwrecks of Florida
A Comprehensive Listing
200 Quick Looks at
Second Edition Florida History
Steven D. Singer James Clark
Over 2,100 shipwrecks from the 16th
200 short essays on Florida’s 10,000 years
century to the present; the most
of history, from the arrival of the first natives
comprehensive listing now available.
to the present. Packed with unusual and
Arranged primarily by geographical sections
little-known facts and stories; for example,
of the state—within sections, wrecks are
the inventor of air conditioning died broke
arranged chronologically. Extensive and
and forgotten, Florida printed $3 bills in
heavily illustrated appendices offer a wealth
the 1830s, Florida’s first tourist attraction
of information on topics of interest to divers
featured ostrich racing.
and researchers
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-200-7
$21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-163-5 6 x 9 • 203 pages • 40 b&w photos
31 line drawings, maps, charts, diagrams

Books of Continuing Interest St. Augustine | Ghosts | History | Architecture
The Houses of St. Augustine
St. Augustine and St. Johns David Nolan
County: A Historical Guide Photographs by Ken Barrett Jr.
William R. Adams Watercolors by Jean Ellen Fitzpatrick
More than 80 of the oldest historic sites Richly illustrated history of the many
in and around the Ancient City of St. architectural eras of the Ancient City, the
Augustine, Florida, from Fort San Diego in oldest continually settled town in the United
the north to Dixie Highway in the south. States. Features houses from the Spanish,
Maps, directions, visitor information, and British, and American eras. Includes a history
accurate historical narrative by a well-known of historic preservation and suggests future
St. Augustine historian. remedies.

7 x 10 • 112 pages • Color photos throughout $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-075-1
8½ x 11 • 112 pages • 180 color photos
15 b&w photos • 15 original watercolor paintings
Ghosts of St. Augustine Ancient City Hauntings

Dave Lapham More Ghosts of St. Augustine
Illustrated by Tom Lapham David Lapham
The unique history of St. Augustine has Illustrated by Tom Lapham

spawned more than 400 years’ worth of 25 more scary stories from the author of
ghosts. These 24 stories from the town’s Ghosts of St. Augustine. Visit the Oldest
rich oral history offer a light yet sometimes House, the Old Jail, Ripley’s Believe It or Not,
hair-raising peek at the spooky side of the the Oldest Schoolhouse, and many other
Oldest City. haunted establishments that harbor spirits
from the ancient times.
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-123-9
6 x 9 • 168 pages • 24 line drawings $8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-307-3
Oldest Ghosts Flagler’s St. Augustine Hotels

Karen Harvey Thomas Graham
Tells of unexplained exploits by the spirits Near the end of the 19th century Henry
dwelling in St. Augustine, the oldest city of Flagler came to St. Augustine and built three
European origin in the United States. Find splendid hotels in the Spanish Renaissance
stories of spiritual contacts with no earthly style: the Ponce de Leon (which now
justification. Some are funny, some sad, houses Flagler College), the Alcazar (which
some frightening. The author conducts now holds the City Hall and the Lightner
educational and ghost tours of the Ancient Museum), and the Casa Monica, still a hotel.
City. Comprehensive text and illustration.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-300-4
$7.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-222-9 8½ x 11 • 88 pages • 32 color photos
6 x 9 • 112 pages • 13 line drawings 44 b&w photos
A Yankee in a Classic Cracker

Confederate Town Florida’s Wood-Frame Vernacular
Calvin L. Robinson Architecture
Edited by Anne Robinson Clancy Ronald W. Haase
The journal of Calvin L. Robinson, the only Winner of the LoPresti Award for
account of the Civil War in Florida written Excellence in Art Publishing
by a resident who sided with the Union. The history of Florida wood-frame
Describes the reign of terror in Jacksonville architecture, from the early single-pen
from 1860–64. homesteads, through the double-pen, the
dog-trot, the four-square Georgian, the
“For students interested in Florida’s role in the
Civil War, the opening of the Robinson journal Cracker townhouse, to the latest homes in
must have been akin to the opening of King Seaside.
Tut’s tomb.” —The Tampa Tribune
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-013-3
6 x 9 • 152 pages • 13 b&w photos 8½ x 11 • 128 pages • 46 color photos
17 b&w photos • 56 line drawings including floor
plans

Gardening | Nature | Reference Books of Continuing Interest
Tropical Trees of Florida

& the Virgin Islands Flowering Shrubs and Small
Trees for the South
T. Kent Kirk
Marie Harrison
Over 90 species of mostly native trees. More
than 500 color photographs, including shots A master gardener offers an ecological
of the whole tree, bark, leaves, flowers, and approach to planting and maintaining
fruit for each tree. colorful small trees and shrubs for the
middle story of gardens in USDA Zones 7, 8,
“Based on years of work and a deep
appreciation for the trees described. Accurate and 9. Over 140 species included.
and thorough.” — Margaret Hayes, Herbarium “An outstanding collection of Southern
Curator, St. George Village Botanical Garden, St. favorites.” — Gil Nelson, author of Trees of
Croix, USVI
Florida and Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida
$22.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-445-2
6 x 9 • 208 pages • Color photos throughout $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-439-1
6 x 9 • 152 pages • Color photos throughout
Groundcovers for the South Southern Gardening

Marie Harrison An Environmentally Sensitive Approach
Over 130 plants that will thrive as Marie Harrison
groundcovers in the Southeast U.S., including
A comprehensive guide to beautiful and
ferns, shrubs, native plants, herbs, annuals,
environmentally responsible yards and
and perennials. Plants to avoid are also listed.
gardens. Time-tested advice from a master
“Excellent resource.” Southern gardener.
— Florida Gardening magazine
“Landscapes will flourish once homeowners
“Unveils the time-tested successes you, too, can start choosing from the scores of adabpable
achieve.” — Tom MacCubbin, Florida gardening plants featured.” — Norman Winter, author of
Tough-as-Nails Flowers of the South
author and radio show host
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-329-5
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-347-9 6 x 9 • 256 pages • 57 drawings
6 x 9 • 152 pages •99 color photographs 8-page color insert
63 drawings
Gardening in the
Coastal South
Marie Harrison Flowering Trees of Florida
In her personal, witty style, a master Mark Stebbins
gardener divulges tried-and-true ways of 74 outstanding tropical flowering trees that
environmentally sensitive gardening in tune will thrive in Florida’s climate. Practical
with the special issues presented along cultivation tips. Temperature trend charts,
coasts from Texas through South Carolina. zone map, glossary, and bibliography.
Includes salt-tolerant plants and seasonal
“Full of lovely photographs and good
musings. information.”—Miami Herald
“This is a valuable gardening book for the
coastal south.” —Florida Gardening magazine $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-173-4
$14.95 • Softcover •ISBN 978-1-56164-274-8
6 x 9 • 256 pages • 71 drawings
8-page color insert
Ornamental Tropical Shrubs

Amanda Jarrett
83 shrubs that display beautiful flowers
and/or leaves in the subtropical and tropical
zones. Full profile for each shrub, including
drought and salt tolerance, flowers and
fruits, potential problems. A section on how
to use shrubs in garden design.
“An easy-to-use reference.”
— Small Press Book Review
“An excellent source of information.”
— Florida Gardener
$24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-289-2

$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-275-5

Books of Continuing Interest Gardening | Nature | Reference
The Art of South
Florida’s Best Fruiting Plants Florida Gardening
Charles R. Boning Second Edition
80 native and non-native trees, shrubs, and Harold Songdahl and Coralee Leon
vines that produce edible fruit. Features Illustrated by George Curtis
avocado, carambola, custard apple, fig,
grumichama, guava, kumquat, loquat, A guide to planning, planting, and making
mamey sapote, papaya, strawberry, and your subtropical garden grow. South Florida
many more. Range maps, fruiting calendars, gardeners have depended on the advice here
selection criteria. for over a decade. The new edition is updated
“Every Florida resident should have a copy of
with helpful tips for the conservation-
this book.” — Florida Gardening conscious gardener. Even if you live a little
farther north you can use this book to make
$19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-372-1 your landscape more tropical.
7 x 10 • 232 pages • 264 color photos and
drawings • maps and charts $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-393-6
Natural Florida Landscaping

100 Orchids for Florida
Dan Walton and Laurel Schiller
Jack Kramer
Learn to reduce environmental damage
100 species that grow well in Florida, chosen
by seeing your yard as part of the natural
for beauty and ease of cultivation. Learn how
system. Helps you make a plan for your
to pot, water, feed, ventilate, and protect
yard and choose the native plants that will
your orchids, whether you are an old hand
thrive there. Methods for a small fruit-and-
or a beginner. Handy reference chart to size,
vegetable garden are also covered.
color, bloom time, and exposure.
“A great guide to rethinking your yard.”
—GreenOrlando.com $16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-367-7
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-388-2
6 x 9 • 120 pages • 8-page color insert
Native Bromeliads of Florida

Landscaping in Florida
Harry E. Luther and
David H. Benzing Mac Perry
Identify and appreciate Florida’s 16 species Filled with ideas for entryways, patios,
(and two hybrids) of native bromeliads, driveways, side yards, multipurpose areas,
often called “air plants,” from the abundant pools, walkways, and more. How to design
Spanish moss to the rare, carnivorous your landscape, from ideas to working
Catopsis berteroniana. drawings to planting and maintenance.
Charts of plant materials for every purpose,
“A marvelously comprehensive and richly area of Florida, and condition of soil and
illustrated treatment.” — Dr. Gregory K. Brown,
Professor of Botany, Bromeliad Research Lab, sunlight.
University of Wyoming
$21.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-057-7
$16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-448-3 8½ x 11 • 256 pages • 200 b&w photos
6 x 9 • 128 pages • Color insert, line illustrations, 8-page color insert
maps

History Books of Continuing Interest
Discovering the Civil Tropical Surge

War in Florida A History of Ambition and Disaster on
A Reader and Guide the Florida Shore
Paul Taylor Benjamin Reilly
Includes excerpts from official government An engaging history depicting the battle
reports as well as first-hand reports by between humans and hurricanes in south
soldiers on both sides. Maps show locations Florida from 1831 to 1935. Describes how
of major battles and skirmishes. Chronicles the storms dashed the early prosperity of
both land and sea maneuvers. Includes a both Miami and Key West.
guide to visiting Civil War sites in Florida “The fascinating story of hurricanes and their
today. savage power.”—Tropicalia

6 x 9 • 256 pages • 43 b&w photos • 6 maps 6 x 9 • 336 pages • 43 b&w photos • 4 maps
Florida’s Past The Florida Chronicles, Volume 1

People and Events that Shaped the State Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags
Volumes 1, 2, and 3 Stuart B. McIver
Gene Burnett Florida has been the home of many unusual characters throughout the years. Meet Ned
Buntline, Laura Riding, Wilson Mizner, Sam Jones, and many others. Storytellers, lawbreakers,
Each volume has over 60 essays dealing with the most interesting people and events in
movers and shakers, sportsmen, moviemakers, visionaries, and mobsters all left their mark on
Florida’s history, written in Gene Burnett’s engaging and easygoing style. Careful research
Florida.
and eclectic choice of topics make history good reading that educates and entertains.
Each volume divides Florida’s people and events into Achievers and Pioneers, Villains and “The author uses biography, journalism, and storytelling to portray dozens of history-making
individuals in a lively and engaging fashion.” — Florida Historical Quarterly
Characters, Heroes and Heroines, War and Peace, and Calamities and Social Turbulence.
Many essays were originally published in Florida Trend—a bit of Florida history in each $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-155-0
issue for over 15 years—a tribute to Burnett’s appeal. A course in Florida history and a good 6 x 9 • 264 pages • 66 b&w photos
read too.
“Skillful writing, thorough research, and a keen sense of what is of historical consequence.” The Florida Chronicles, Volume 2
— The Tampa Tribune
Murder in the Tropics
Volume 1 Stuart B. McIver
$13.95 • Softcover True tales ranging from Pensacola to Key West, from the 19th century to the present. Near
ISBN 978-1-56164-115-4 Tampa, a sideshow freak called the Human Blockhead was hired to kill the Lobster Boy.
6 x 9 • 280 pages • 17 b&w photos Pensacola’s Judy Buenoano was called the Black Widow after the murder of her husband, a
lover, and even her own son.
Volume 2 “Like a storyteller around a campfi re . . . McIver relates with relish 23 tales of homicide,
assassination, and manslaughter that will have natives shaking their heads and saying with a
$12.95 • Softcover perverse pride, ‘Only in Florida.’” — Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
ISBN 978-1-56164-139-0
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-441-4
Volume 3
$13.95 • Softcover
ISBN 978-1-56164-117-8
6 x 9 • 272 pages • 26 b&w photos The Florida Chronicles, Volume 3
Touched by the Sun
Stuart McIver
The often tangled lives of people who could never be called ordinary. Includes presidents,
cowboys, gangsters, writers, politicians, captains of industry, inventors, movie stars, and even
a fire chief.
$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-206-9
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-440-7

Books of Continuing Interest History
Twenty Florida Pirates
Kevin M. McCarthy Southeast Florida Pioneers
Paintings by William L. Trotter William McGoun
20 of the most notorious Florida pirates, Meet the pioneers of the Palm Beach area,
from the English privateers of the 1500s to the Treasure Coast, and Lake Okeechobee in
present-day drug smugglers and “yacht- this collection of well-told, fact-filled stories
jackers.” Includes Sir Francis Drake, Black of the 1690s through the 1990s. Includes
Caesar, Blackbeard, Jean Lafitte, José Gaspar. Jonathan Dickinson, shipwrecked near Jupiter
Inlet in 1696; John Ashley and his notorious
“The swashbuckling adventures of Sir Francis gang; architect Addison Mizner, who brought
Drake, Blackbeard, and José Gaspar, to name
the Mediterranean style to Florida; and many
a few, are brought to life in this colorfully
illustrated narrative.” more.
—Florida Historical Quarterly $16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-157-4
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-050-8
8½ x 11 • 96 pages • 20 color paintings
The Edisons of Fort Myers

Miami, A Backward Glance Discoveries of the Heart
Muriel V. Murrell Tom Smoot
From the lavish parties, the yachts, and the Tells the fascinating story of Thomas and
innovative architecture to the sultry summer Mina Edison during their time in Fort Myers,
days, the mosquito bites, and the hurricanes, Florida, which was their winter home for 46
Muriel Murrell captures the early days of years. Describes how Edison fished from
Miami in a series of charming vignettes. Part both his boat and his long dock, mingled
memoir, part history, this book reminds us with locals, created and tended extensive
how Miami rose from the swamp, developing botanical gardens, and labored long hours
from a pioneer town to an important in his laboratory.
crossroads of the Western Hemisphere.
“Smoot’s history educates and entertains.”
—Fort Myers News-Press
$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-286-1
$24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-312-7
6 x 9 • 384 pages • 85 photos
Florida Place Names Aviation in Florida

Alachua to Zolfo Springs Kevin M. McCarthy
Allen Morris Paintings by William L. Trotter
Joan Perry Morris, Photo Editor The definitive history of aviation in Florida—
from the open-cockpit bi-wing planes used
Origin and meaning of the name of every by the barnstormers of the 1920s to the
county and most incorporated cities in jumbo jets and space shuttles of today.
Florida. Paints a rich historical portrait of the Paintings by famed artist William Trotter
state and reveals the dreams, memories, and capture Florida aviation’s most spectacular
sense of humor of Floridians. moments.

6 x 9 • 291 pages • 100 b&w photos 6 x 9 • 208 pages • 30 color paintings
Spanish Pathways in The Spanish Menéndez

Florida 1492–1992 Treasure Fleets Pedro Menéndez
Ann L. Henderson and Gary Timothy R. Walton de Avilés, Captain
R. Mormino, Editors General of the
The story of the expeditions of Ocean Sea
Essays by experts in both Spanish Spanish explorers told through
and English on the influence of the the history of the first American Albert Manucy
Spanish in Florida. Topics include currency: pieces of eight. Traces A biography of the
Hernando de Soto, Plants of the the rise and fall of Spain’s world founder of St. Augustine,
New World, Mario Sanchez, José dominance and chronicles the the nation’s oldest
Martí. Spanish and English on developments in transportation, continuously settled city,
facing pages so that the book can organization, and military and thus the little-known
serve in language instruction. technology based on competition for gold and silver. story of one of the founding fathers of America. This book
“Each well-written essay complements the others. Highly “Fascinating reading.” —Library Journal was the first to be written about Menéndez.
recommended for all collections.” —Library Journal “Crisp writing, accuracy, and a strong story line.”
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-261-8
6 x 9 • 224 pages • 66 b&w photos • 7 maps —Eugene Lyon, author of The Enterprise of Florida
$24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-003-4
6 x 9 • 368 pages • 40 b&w photos 6 x 9 • 112 pages • 12 b&w photos

Cooking | Southern Culture Books of Continuing Interest
The Storm Gourmet
A Guide to Creating Extraordinary
The Sunshine State Cookbook
Meals Without Electricity
George Fichter
Daphne Nikolopoulos
Recipes that reflect the diversity of the state’s
A crucial resource for hurricane season, but
many immigrants. Features exotic fruits and
can be used for anytime you are without
vegetables and seafood, as well as dishes
power, including camping. Shopping lists and
more typical in northern Florida. Cook
menus as well as recipes for appetizing meals
chicken inside a coconut! Flame a pineapple
prepared from canned goods with some
with rum! Prepare tiny coquina clams and
fresh ingredients. Featured in USA Today and
giant conch snails.
on CNN and The Weather Channel
“Packed with useful information.”—Forum $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-214-4
magazine 6 x 9 • 224 pages
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-334-9

6 x 9 • 144 pages
Florida Bounty
A Celebration of Florida Cuisine and Exotic Foods
Culture A Kitchen and Garden Guide
Eric and Sandra Jacobs Marian Van Atta
Focuses on the bounty of food grown and A garden-to-kitchen guide to take advantage
produced in Florida. Includes complete of year-round warm weather (or your
regional menus such as “A Florida greenhouse) to grow and use exotic fruits and
Thanksgiving,” “Boating Picnic,” “Football vegetables. Solid gardening advice as well as
Tailgate Party,” “Miami High Life,” and “Key plenty of recipes for drinks, main courses,
West Fiesta.” Try orange creams, crabby desserts, relishes, and jams and jellies.
stuffed mushrooms, oyster stew, papaya salad,
fried green tomatoes, and pecan pralines. $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-215-1
6 x 9 • 224 pages
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-352-3
6 x 9 • 144 pages • line illustrations
The Mongo Mango Cookbook Mastering the Art of

Florida Seafood
Cynthia Thuma
Lonnie Lynch
Everything about mangos as well as recipes
for preparing them in salads, meat and Guide to purchasing, preparing, and serving
seafood dishes, desserts, and drinks. seafood with restaurant flair, including
Includes Asian, Mexican, Indian, and artistic food placement and food painting
American recipes. Learn mango history and techniques. Gives nutritional value of
lore. Guide to the cultivars, nurseries, garden seafoods and describes how to choose the
clubs, and mango festivals. right kitchen equipment. Recipes include
first and main courses, even desserts.
“...this book offers many recipes and much of
the background of mangos.” “This book will entice you to try new and
—California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. eclectic cuisine.”—Venice Gulf Coast Living
6 x 9 • 160 pages 6 x 9 • 176 pages • 50 illustrations
Essential Catfish The Mostly Mullet Searching

Cookbook Cookbook for the Dixie
Janet Cope A Culinary Celebration of Barbecue
and Shannon Harper the South’s Favorite Fish Journeys into the
(and other great Southern Southern Psyche
Full of mouth-watering recipes
seafood) Wilber Caldwell
that call for succulent catfish and
easy-to-find ingredients. Includes George “Grif” Griffin
A culinary and
sauces, soups, stews, sides, and Dozens of recipes to celebrate cultural saga. It’s all
sandwiches. Recipes are rated Very this bullet-headed silvery about regional pride,
Easy, Easy, or Moderately Easy, delicacy. Includes mullet- homespun cookery,
and all have been kitchen-tested friendly sides and sauces and backwoods lore, and
for convenience, accuracy, and taste. other great Southern seafood such as Wicked Wokked Scallops the primal importance of barbecue.
“...filled with simple, delectable recipes sure to win over the legions & Veggies, Ybor City Street Vendor’s Crab Cakes, and Judy’s “There aren’t all that many books I wish I’d written, but
who swear by their catfish.” — Athens Banner-Herald Mullet Butter. this is one of them.” — John Shelton Reed, The Journal of
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-201-4 Southern Culture
$7.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-147-5
6 x 9 • 144 pages 5½ x 8½ • 112 pages $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-333-2

Books of Continuing Interest Ghosts | Lighthouses
Haunting Sunshine
Florida Ghost Stories Jack Powell
Robert R. Jones Spectral visions, footsteps in the attic—who
hasn’t witnessed such things and thought of
Stories of ghosts and spirits and tall tales
ghosts? Join Jack Powell on a wild ride from
of strange happenings in Florida. There
Pensacola to Jacksonville and down to Key
are two stories of Indian legends from
West, touring Florida’s places and history
Silver Springs, stories of hauntings in the
through some of its best ghost stories.
little town of Micanopy, an encounter with
a specter at Fort Clinch near Fernandina, “. . . there is an undeniable appeal to the stories
the tale of a ghost in the Castillo in St. about local communities.”
Augustine, and many more. —The Tampa Tribune
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-411-7
6 x 9 • 160 pages • b&w photos $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-220-5
6 x 9 • 176 pages •23 b&w photo
The Ghost Orchid Ghost and

Other Tales from the Swamp
Doug Alderson
Only in a swamp can you find a swamp ape
or a ghost who is obsessed with the ghost
orchid. From the notes at the end of each
story, you can learn about Florida’s swamps
and history, along with storytelling tips.
“Thank you so much for such a fabulous book
that teaches about true nature and destroys
myths.”
—Lauren Greene, Dunwoody Nature Center
Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore $9.95 • Softcover• ISBN 978-1-56164-379-0
Volume 1: South and Central Florida
Greg Jenkins
Explore ruins in New Smyrna Beach, and keep an eye out for dark figures
Haunted Lighthouses
in the nearby forest. Visit Islamorada, where the ghostly remains of Flagler’s railway and How to Find Them
rumble over tracks destroyed in the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane. Walk through the eerie Second Edition
corridors of the mausoleum in Myrtle Hill Cemetery near Tampa, where you’ll hear
whispers from the dead. George Steitz
A grand tour of the legends of these
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-327-1
6 x 9 • 288 pages • 22 b&w photos bewitching and bewitched monuments.
Meet a cast of intriguing characters,
Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore including noted historians, people who work
in lighthouses, and the ghosts themselves.
Volume 2: North Florida and St. Augustine
Greg Jenkins “For the ghost buff, the lover of lighthouses,
or the traveler looking for a unique place to
Explore abandoned hospitals, ancient springs, and modern apartment visit.” — Tim Harrison, American Lighthouse
Foundation
complexes from Ocala to Jacksonville, from Lake City to Tallahassee. Encounter playful
and frightening spirits. Take an exciting tour through ancient St. Augustine. $14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-436-0
6 x 9 • 312 pages
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-328-8
Haunt Hunter’s
Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore
Guide to Florida
Volume 3: The Gulf Coast and Pensacola
Joyce Elson Moore
Greg Jenkins
Take a tour of the most haunted spots in
From ancient graveyards and monuments to modern restaurants and hotels, this book the Sunshine State. Gives each site’s history
offers a collection of uncanny legends and eerie folklore about Florida’s beautiful west and “haunt history.” Includes interviews
coast. Walk through Pensacola in Florida’s Panhandle, where spirits are beckoned by an with owners and caretakers. Also includes
eerie lighthouse shining through the night, or stroll through its Seville Quarter and meet travel tips.
a long-dead bartender. Visit the Island Hotel and Restaurant in Cedar Key, where thirteen
“...by using this book as a guide, you can make
spirits are said to roam the building. interesting day trips to some of Florida’s most
historic and legendary places.”
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-399-8
6 x 9 • 256 pages • 23 b&w photos — The Tampa Tribune
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-150-5


Ghosts | Pirates | Carolinas | Georgia | Travel Books of Continuing Interest
Ghosts of the Carolina Coasts

Pirates of the Carolinas Haunted Lighthouses, Plantations,
Second Edition and Other Historic Sites
Terrance Zepke Terrance Zepke
13 of the most intrigueing buccaneers in the 32 ghost stories taken from real-life
history of piracy, all connected somehow occurrences and from Carolina Lowcountry
to the Carolinas: Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, lore. Most take place in prominent historic
“Calico Jack” Rackham, Mary Read, William structures with historical characters: you’ll
Fly, “Long Ben” Avery, Billy Lewis, Stede find out what the history books don’t tell
Bonnet, Thomas Tew, Richard Worley, you.
Charles Vane, Captain William Kidd, and John “This collection of tales . . . will make your hair
Redfield. stand on end.” —Sandlapper
6 x 9 • 176 pages • 14 drawings 6 x 9 • 160 pages • 13 b&w photos
32 line illustrations
Best Ghost Tales of North

Ghosts and Legends of Carolina
the Carolina Coasts Second Edition
Terrance Zepke Terrance Zepke
This collection of 28 stories ranges from 25 tales of strange happenings, creepy places,
hair-raising tales of horror to fascinating and engaging specters across North Carolina
legends from the folklore of North and South from the mountains to the coast. Learn
Carolina. Learn about the eerie Fire Ship of about the Pink Lady of Grove Park Inn, the
New Bern and meet the dreaded Boo Hag. tragedy aboard the Queen of Sounds, and the
$9.95 • Softcover •ISBN 978-1-56164-336-3 unknown soldier and the Confederate spy.
6 x 9 • 160 pages • 28 drawings • 6 b&w photos $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-378-3
6 x 9 • 152 pages • 32 photos and illustrations
Best Ghost Tales of

Ghosts of the Georgia Coast
South Carolina
Don Farrant
Terrance Zepke
You’ll find plenty of evidence that the
From the bustling streets of Charleston
supernatural is still alive in the Golden Isles
and the graceful old plantations to the
of Georgia. Visit crumbling slave cabins,
foreboding coastal forts and the darkest
grand mansions and plantation homes,
heart of the swamps, spirits and creatures
ancient forts, and Indian hideouts to find
lurk in every corner of a state where soldiers
restless souls, skin-walkers, and protective
fell, slaves died, and voodoo is an open
spirits.
secret.
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-265-6
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-306-6 6 x 9 • 160 pages • 12 b&w photos • 8 drawings
Coastal North Carolina

Coastal South Carolina
Its Enchanting Islands, Towns, and
Communities Welcome to the Lowcountry
Terrance Zepke
Terrance Zepke
From Myrtle Beach to Beaufort, South
Find quick histories of islands, towns,
Carolina’s Lowcountry is steeped in history
and regions; main sites and attractions;
and full of charm. Includes brief histories and
opportunities for recreation, sports, and
fast facts for the islands and communities,
outdoor activities; and festivals and events.
historical and recent photos of local
Learn about little-known gems such as
attractions, calendars of events, helpful maps
Bear Island’s Hammocks State Park and the
and tourism resources.
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-348-6

Books of Continuing Interest Storytelling | Humor | Games
The Legend of the

Lowcountry Liar and Other Tellable Cracker Tales
Tales of a Tall Order Annette J. Bruce
Brian McCréight Meet Cracker Jack, Sneaky Sam, Gator Todd,
13 tall tales told by the Lowcountry Liar, and a host of other colorful characters in this
whose homespun yarns weave fact and rich collection of tellable tales drawn from
fiction like the Gullah women make Florida history, folklore, and fiction.
sweetgrass baskets. Tales for telling aloud. “Offers all who enjoy local Floridian color hours
of entertaining reading.” — Ormond Loomis,
“Anyone who loves Charleston, or ghost
stories, or just good old well-told tales will love Chief, Bureau of Florida Folklore
this book. — Bret Lott, author of Jewel
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-100-0
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-094-2
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-337-0 6 x 9 • 104 pages • 6 line drawings
6 x 9 • 136 pages • 13 drawings
More Tellable Cracker Tales Sandspun

Annette J. Bruce Florida Tales by Florida Tellers
Compiled by Annette J. Bruce
Another rich collection of stories taken from
and J. Stephen Brooks
Florida history and folklore, tailor-made for
telling, listening, and reading. A grab bag of tales rich with homespun
“Brings back the feel of the front porch, the humor, charm, and wisdom, told with flair by
sound of the old screen door, and a host of 24 of Florida’s best storytellers.
recollections as perennial as cornbread and “Annette Jenks Bruce is one of Florida’s most
beans.” — Ken Crawford, Florida Folk Festival acclaimed storytellers.”
“The grand dame of Florida storytelling — Sarasota Herald-Tribune
has done it again.” — David Matlack, Ocala
Storytelling Festival $16.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-242-7
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-243-4
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-253-3 6 x 9 • 176 pages
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-256-4
6 x 9 • 104 pages
Alligator Tales
Christmas in Florida
Kevin M. McCarthy
Kevin M. McCarthy Color photos by John Moran
Learn Florida’s own sun-drenched ways of True (and tongue-in-cheek) accounts of
celebrating Christmas. Discover the holiday alligators and the people who have hunted
celebrations of the many ethnic communities them, been attacked by them, and tried to
as well as the old-time traditions. save them from extinction. Learn how modern
“Replete with hilarious anecdotes and alligator hunters go about their business,
Christmas recipes native to the Sunshine which hasn’t changed much in the last
State . . . celebrates the idiosyncratic ways we
peninsula people ring in the yule.” hundred years or so.
—St. Petersburg Times
“Highly interesting . . . illustrated with wonderful
“A grab-bag of holiday cheer.” — Miami Herald photographs.” — Naples Daily News
$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-208-3
6 x 9 • 160 pages • 25 b&w photos $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-158-1
16-page color insert
Tourists, Retirees, and Other

Reasons to Stay in Bed Florida Puzzle Book
David Grimes Donna Lugg Pape, Virginia Mueller,
and Carol Karle
David Grimes’s humor column, which he
began writing in 1985, runs three times a Tease your brain at the beach! Entertain
week in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. After the kids while traveling the state! Plenty
his 25 years as a Florida resident he offers of rebuses, crosswords, acrostics, mirror
us his sage advice on topics such as these: images, word scrambles, hide-and-seek
• Granny Sweat Boosts Health words, and word chains—all with a Florida
• Though Often Confused, Tourists, Love connection.
Bugs Differ
$4.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-107-9
• Be Kind to the Canadians 5 x 7 • 144 pages
$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-207-6


Law | Reference Books of Continuing Interest
The Condominium Concept The Law of Florida
Eleventh Edition Homeowners Associations
Peter M. Dunbar Seventh Edition
The practical guide for operating a Peter M. Dunbar and
successful Florida condominium association. Charles F. Dudley
Completely updated and cross-referenced The only complete guide for the operation of
not only to the Florida Statutes and the Florida homeowners associations, including
Administrative Code but also to Florida single-family subdivisions, townhouse
appellate court decisions. Includes 68 and cluster developments, and master
sample forms and documents. Written in community associations. Complete footnoted
clear, concise language for officers, directors, references to Florida Statutes and court
homeowners, managers, realtors, and decisions.
attorneys.
6 x 9 •384 pages • Sample forms 6 x 9 • 192 pages •Sample forms and documents
The Homeowners Florida Divorce Handbook

Association Manual Fifth Edition
Fifth Edition Gerald B. Keane
Peter M. Dunbar and Marc W. Dunbar This updated fifth edition reflects the most
recent changes in family law in Florida.
The only complete and practical guide for
Includes the stages of a divorce case, what
the operations of homeowners associations,
no-fault is all about, how to find the right
including single-family subdivisions,
lawyer, what to do if served with divorce
townhouse and cluster developments,
papers, what a settlement is and how it
mobile homeowners associations, and
helps, how custody disputes are decided, the
master community associations. Ensure that
different types of child support, awarding
the association carries out its responsibilities
alimony and dividing property, and how Final
fairly and effectively.
Judgments can be modified.
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-423-0
6 x 9 • 152 pages • Sample forms and documents 6 x 9 • 216 pages
Everglades Lawmen
Florida Law
True Stories of Game Wardens
A Layman’s Guide in the Glades
Fifth Edition James T. Huffstodt
Gerald B. Keane
Meet the people who have dedicated their
A practical, readable guide to your legal lives to protecting the wildlife and natural
rights in Florida. Includes property law, resources of the Florida Everglades. From
family law, business law, and special areas the first game wardens to present-day
such as torts, criminal law, small claims, and wildlife officers, law enforcement in this
consumer law. wild, untamed area has kept pace with
“I truly recommend this book.” changing times.
— V.B. Carlton, Chief Justice, Retired, “This is one excellent read; don’t pass up
Florida Supreme Court getting a copy of this one.” — Bob Mullen,
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-395-0 International Game Warden
6 x 9 • 336 pages
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-192-5

Books of Continuing Interest Reference | Nonprofits
The Florida Quiz Book
How Much Do You Know about
Florida Fun Facts Florida?
Second Edition Hollee Temple
Eliot Kleinberg Over 2500 questions and answers on
topics like Agriculture, Architecture, Art, the
From theme parks to ballparks, the quirky to Economy, Ecosystems, the Environment,
the educational, Miami to Tallahassee—fun Plants, Animals, Geology, Geography, History,
facts from every city and county are offered the Keys, Law, Literature, Meteorology, the
here. Detailed indexes make this book an Oceans and Coastline, Parks, Space Science,
excellent resource for Florida history. and good old general Florida Statistics.
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-320-2 Includes references to Sunshine State
6 x 9 • 168 pages • 110 b&w photos Standards.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-353-0

6 x 9 • 256 pages • 29 photos and drawings
Pop Culture Florida

James P. Goss
You Got Me ! —Florida
Rob Lloyd
A behind-the-scenes look at the people
and events in the pop history of Florida Florida trivia in a unique format.
since 1945. A factual, fun, sometimes funny Scrupulously researched, informative, and
overview of high-living movers and shakers, entertaining, this book can also be used as a
scam artists and criminals, and other reference—unlike any other you’ve seen.
colorful folks.
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-183-3
Benefit Auctions
Sunshine State Almanac and A Fresh Formula for Grassroots
Fundraising
Book of Florida-Related Stuff
Sandy Bradley
Phil Philcox and Beverly Boe
Step-by-step guide with tried-and-true
Take an armchair whirl around Florida and
methods for putting on a wildly successful
digest tidbits of useful facts and fun trivia
auction. How to hire an auctioneer, solicit
along the way. Chock-full of statistics,
donations, train volunteers, and market the
recipes, and photos—a veritable cornucopia
event. Includes sample forms and letters.
of helpful (and just plain fascinating) stuff.
“After raising money for nonprofits for 30
years, I was delighted to discover new pointers
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-178-9 on every page.” — Susan Howlett, author of
6 x 9 • 384 pages • 250 b&w photos and Getting Funded
illustrations
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-304-2
8½ x 11 • 168 pages
Club Board Members Guide

Organizing Special Events
How to Become an Effective Member
and Conferences
of Your Club Board
Darcy Campion Devney
John L. Carroll
A comprehensive and practical handbook, Contains common-sense solutions for
for staff and volunteers, that reveals the anyone on the board of a public or
tricks and techniques of the professional private organization. Learn your legal
event organizer. For any event from a responsibilities; how a president is chosen;
church social or school fundraiser to a how to handle meetings; what to do about
national conference. issues of money, privacy, and complaints;
and how to select and deal with a general
“A goldmine of information.” —Booklist
manager.
“Full of solid advice and useful details.” — Jill
Muehrcke, Editor, Nonprofit World $18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-244-1
6 x 9 • 218 pages
$19.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-217-5
8½ x 11 • 130 pages • checklists, schedules

Fiction Books of Continuing Interest
The Honor Series At the Edge of Honor

Robert N. Macomber First in series
The Honor Series covers the life and career of American naval officer Peter Winner of Best Historical Novel of
Florida by the Florida Historical Society
Wake from 1863 to 1907. See page 3 for the latest novel in the series.
Peter Wake joins the U.S. Navy and arrives
in Florida in 1863. On a tiny, armed sloop,
“Sign on early and set sail with Peter Wake for both solid historical content and
Captain Wake chases Confederate blockade
exciting sea stories!” —Naval Institute Proceedings runners. He is forced to make decisions that
take him to the edge of honor.
“This series is unique in naval fiction—page-turners that make you anxious to read the “Macomber skillfully describes tactical strate-
next chapter.” —Historical Novels Review gizing while providing the history of Florida’s
Civil War sea battles.” – Publishers Weekly
“At last we have an American character the equivalent of Hornblower or Aubrey.” $19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-252-6
— John Prados, author of Combined Fleet Decoded $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-272-4
6 x 9 • 280 pages
Point of Honor Honorable Mention

Second in series Third in series
Now in command of a steamer, Lt. Peter
Winner of the John Esten Cooke Literary
Wake chases a strange vessel during a
Award for Best Work in Southern Fiction
tropical storm off Cuba, liberates a slave ship,
In 1864 Wake searches for Union deserters encounters a powerful warship in Havana’s
and finds an old nemesis during a standoff harbor, and tracks down a colony of former
with the French navy on the coast of Mexico. Confederates in Puerto Rico.
Wake risks his reputation for his love of
the daughter of a Confederate zealot. He “Macomber is not only a superb naval historian,
balances on the point of honor. but he can also tell a compelling action-packed
story that educates painlessly as it sails the
“An American hero worthy of his counterparts reader along.” — Randy Wayne White
in naval fiction.” — Tall Ships Books
6 x 9 • 336 pages 6 x 9 • 336 pages
An Affair of Honor
A Dishonorable Few Fifth in series
Fourth in series Wake, in 1873, is executive officer of a ship
on patrol in the West Indies. He runs afoul of
It is 1869 and the U.S. is recovering from the the Royal Navy in Antigua, and then he’s sent
Civil War. Lieutenant Wake heads to Central to Europe, where he gets embroiled in the
America to deal with a former American naval Spanish Civil War, and then to North Africa.
officer turned renegade mercenary. Wake is The charms of the wife of a French diplomat
forced to make a decision that will lead to his engage Wake in an affair of honor.
court-martial.
“A fine mix of drama and authenticity, based on
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-339-4 Macomber’s own trips to the locations he writes
6 x 9 • 368 pages about.” — Ft. Myers News-Press
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-368-4

6 x 9 • 376 pages
A Different Kind of Honor

The Honored Dead
Sixth in series
Seventh in series
Winner of the 2008 American Library
Association Boyd Literary Award for Lt. Cmdr. Peter Wake, Office of Naval
Military Fiction Intelligence, is in French Indochina in 1883.
He encounters opium warlords, Chinese-
It’s 1879 and Lt. Cmdr Peter Wake is the Malay pirates, and French gangsters; suffers
American naval observer to the War of the starvation at sea, survives a typhoon; is
Pacific raging along the west coast of South marooned on a beach, and endures a
America. Wake witnesses history’s first horrific full-scale battle.
battle between ocean-going ironclads, rides
“A must-read book for anyone who
the world’s first deep-diving submarine, and appreciates history, intelligence, and great
faces his first machine guns in combat. story-telling by a master of the art of historical
fiction.” — Rear Adm. Tony Cothron, USN
“A tour de force, the best yet of a superb (retired), 62nd Director of Naval Intelligence
series.” — Admiral James Stavridis, USN
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-438-4
6 x 9 • 392 pages

Books of Continuing Interest Fiction
A Land Remembered Patrick Smith’s Florida :
Patrick D. Smith A Sense of Place ( DVD)
Winner of the Florida Historical In this delightful and educational DVD, Patrick
Society’s Tebeau Prize for Most Smith discusses his life and writing, with an
Outstanding Florida Historical Novel emphasis on how his books were researched
In this best-selling novel, Patrick Smith by his travels and work around the state. This
tells the story of three generations of the DVD has the feel of personal contact with
MacIveys, a Florida family who battle the Florida’s greatest living author. Appeals to
hardships of the frontier to rise from a dirt- all ages.
poor Cracker life to the wealth and standing $19.95 • Home Viewing
of real estate tycoons. ISBN 978-0-9765509-0-7
“This novel distinguishes itself as the elemental $95.00 • Public Viewing
struggle of man and nature.”—NY Times Bk Rvw ISBN 978-0-9765509-1-4 • Includes license to
show to schools and libraries
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-0-910923-12-5
$13.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-116-1 Runtime: 56 minutes
6 x 9 • 404 pages
Forever Island & Allapattah The River Is Home

A Patrick Smith Reader & Angel City
Patrick D. Smith A Patrick Smith Reader
Forever Island is widely recognized as the Patrick D. Smith
classic novel of the Everglades. It’s the story The River Is Home is Smith’s first novel, set
of Charlie Jumper, a Seminole who clings in Mississippi.
to the old ways and fights developers to
maintain them. “A charming excursion into a lost world.”
—New York Times Book Review
“A captivating fable.” —NY Times Book Review
Angel City is the powerful exposé of migrant
Allapattah is the story of a young Seminole in workers in Florida in the 1970s. It was made
despair in the white man’s world. into a critically acclaimed film.
5½ x 8½ • 386 pages 5½ x 8½ • 400 pages
For God, Gold and Glory Nobody’s Hero

De Soto’s Journey to the Heart of La Frank Laumer
Florida
A novel about Ransom Clark, survivor of
E. H. Haines Dade’s Battle near Tampa, Florida, at the
A fictionalized version of the journal kept by start of the Second Seminole War in 1835.
the private secretary of Hernando de Soto Tells of the seriously wounded Clark’s
during his 1539–43 desperate journey of incredible journey from the battle site back
almost 4000 miles through the wilds of La to Fort Brooke.
Florida. A tale of adventure and survival, “A marvelous novel about the unsung hero of
undying faith, unconquerable friendship, and the Second Seminole War.”—Jeff Klinkenberg,
the dark aspects of human nature. author of Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators

6 x 9 • 160 pages 6 x 9 • 288 pages
Black Creek Confederate Money The Beginning

The Taking of Florida Paul Varnes Patrick D. Smith
Paul Varnes The riveting story of a young
In this 1960s novel
A sweeping and believable story of Florida man’s journey through
from Patrick Smith,
early Florida when white settlers the battles of the Civil War as
just as the blacks
moved into the territory, taking he amasses Confederate dollars
and whites of a small
it from the natives with false and changes them shrewdly
Southern town think
treaties and finally all-out war. into silver and gold.
they are moving
Both the whites and the Indians “Brings the wartime South to life. toward equality, civil
were newcomers anxious to “take Highly enjoyable.” rights workers arrive
Florida.” — Lake City Reporter
and violence erupts.
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-396-7 $18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-271-7 “An outstanding novel. As true a picture of Southern
6 x 9 • 292 pages 6 x 9 • 280 pages racial relations to be found.” — Mississippi Press
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-450-6

6 x 9 • 324 pages

Fiction Books of Continuing Interest
Death in Bloodhound Red
Virginia Lanier
The Bucket Flower
Donald R. Wilson Winner of the Anthony Award for Best
First Mystery in the U.S.
In 1893 a young Boston woman goes into
Jo Beth Siddon raises and trains
the wilds of the Florida Everglades to study
bloodhounds for search-and-rescue in the
the plants, which no woman has ever done.
Okeefenokee Swamp. She is accused of
She finds a lawless frontier inhabited by
murder and must unravel a web of deceit
dangerous wild animals and even more
and betrayal to save her life.
dangerous men. She manages to prove she
is not just a “bucket flower,” a pampered “Melds good-old-boy humor and action-packed
person unfit to face the rigors of the swamp. adventure.” —Publishers Weekly
$19.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-369-1 “A very appealing first novel.”— Library Journal
6 x 9 • 280 pages
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-407-0
6 x 9 • 462 pages
Nervous Water and Conflict of Interest

Other Florida Stories Terry Lewis
Wil LaBossier
Trial lawyer Ted Stevens fights his own
Six short stories that explore the spirit of battles, including his alcoholism and his
fly-fishing. Tales of stalking fish examine pending divorce, as he fights for his client in a
environmentalism, philosophy, fishing as murder case. But it’s the other suspect in the
entertainment, the nature of celebrity, the case who causes the conflict of interest.
meaning of relationship, and the importance “Gripping, taught courtroom proecedural. . . . This
of fishing to our identities. well-crafted drama rings with authenticity all the
“Thoughtful stories on the ancient and always way to its heart stopping conclusion.”
fascinating sport of fishing.”
—Publishers Weekly
—South Florida Sun-Sentinel
$18.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-132-1
5½ x 8½ • 160 pages
My Brother Michael
Janis Owens
Mystery in the Sunshine State
Stuart Kaminsky, Editor Winner of the Chatauqua South
Award for Fiction
An enticing selection of Florida mystery
Out of the shotgun houses and shaded
stories. Includes Florida writers Edna
porches of a west Florida mill town comes
Buchanan, Carolina Garci-Aguilera, Les
this extraordinary novel of love and
Standiford, Peter King, Robert W. Walker,
redemption. Gabriel Catts, still in love with
Stuart Kaminsky, Stuart McIver, John Lutz,
his brother’s wife, attempts to reconcile a
Nancy Bartholomew, David Ash. E.C. Ayres,
family shattered by his betrayal.
David Beaty, Stanley Ellin, Erik Wiklund,
Robert Randisi, and Harold Q. Masur. “Nothing short of stunning.” — Library Journal
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-185-7 “A luminously written first novel.”
6 x 9 • 362 pages — Kirkus Reviews
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-343-1
6 x 9 • 304 pages
Myra Sims
Janis Owens
A rare literary opportunity to experience
the same story from a different character’s
perspective. We met Myra Sims in My
Brother Michael and knew her through the
eyes of her friend, brother-in-law and one-
time lover, Gabriel Catts. In Myra Sims we
hear Myra’s story in her own flat Louisianan
voice as she evolves from victim to survivor.
$22.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-177-2

6 x 9 • 480 pages

Cracker Westerns “Adventure-packed cowboy yarns set right here in Florida—as historically accurate as anything Zane Grey or Louis L’Amour
wrote.” — The Tampa Tribune
Riders of the Suwannee

Guns of the Palmetto Plains
Lee Gramling
Rick Tonyan
Tate Barkley returns to 1870s Florida after ten
Tree Hooker, tough as alligator hide and years on the Western frontier with the idea
quick with gun, knife and whip, takes on of settling down near the Suwannee River.
the job of driving cattle north to feed the But a run-in with Big Bill Caton’s outlaw gang
hungry Confederacy. Quicksand, snake- means that his gunfighting days are not over.
filled swamps, Yankee raiders, and vicious Especially when a pretty young widow needs
outlaws try to block his way. some help to hold onto her place down on
the Gulf coast.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-070-6
5 x 7 • 405 pages $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56614-043-0
5 x 7 • 292 pages
Trail from St. Augustine

Thunder on the St. Johns
Lee Gramling
Lee Gramling
In the spring of 1771, John MacKenzie arrives
The vast unsettled lands of Florida in the in British-ruled St. Augustine. He is quickly
1850s are a magnet drawing people toward drawn into an adventure that involves
the promise of fresh beginnings. Most of defending a young woman indentured to
them are honest, hard-working citizens. But the powerful and treacherous James Tyrone.
there is another element, as on any frontier: MacKenzie and Becky Campbell set out
the violent, the greedy, the power-hungry. across the untamed Florida wilderness,
Will the honest homesteaders prevail over pursued by Tyrone’s murderous trackers,
those who would destroy their dreams? toward a showdown on the Florida Gulf
coast.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-064-5
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-080-5
5 x 7 • 294 pages $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-042-3
5 x 7 • 264 pages
Ghosts of the Green Swamp Ninety-Mile Prairie

Lee Gramling
Lee Gramling
Trouble’s found Tate Barkley again, but this
While Peek Tillman herds cattle to market,
time it’s in the form of a beautiful but cold-
he has to be on the lookout for wild beasts
hearted young woman with two murderous
and reptiles—as well as predators of the
henchmen, who rob Tate and leave him for
human variety. He encounters more than
dead. When he’s able to set out in pursuit,
he can figure how to handle when he meets
Tate follows a trail that draws him ever
a beautiful woman and her archaeologist
deeper into that vast forbidding swampland
husband down from the Northeast, not to
near the headwaters of the Withlacoochee
mention some greedy outlaws.
River.
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-255-7
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-126-0 5 x 7 • 288 pages
5 x 7 • 296 pages
Bridger’s Run
Jon Wilson
Wiregrass Country
Tom Bridger has come to Florida in 1885
to find his long-lost uncle and a hidden Herb and Muncy Chapman
treasure. He arrives in Jacksonville and A tale of the rugged Florida frontier in
heads west across Florida’s wild frontier, his 1835. A family struggles to keep their
quick temper bringing several brushes with ranch thriving under threat of rustlers and
death, including gator-filled swamps and renegade Indians. Now the family is further
a footrace with a stagecoach. It all comes tested as another Seminole War is brewing
down to a boxing match between Young and outlaws are on the rise.
Tom Bridger and Bongo Jones, the Key West
Slasher.
$10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-156-7
5 x 7 • 368 pages
$14.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-170-3
$11.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-174-1
5 x 7 • 256 pages

Sports | Humor Books of Continuing Interest
Bicycling in Florida Second Edition
Sea Kayaking in Florida The Cyclist’s Road and Off-Road
Guide
Second Edition
Tom Oswald
David and Mark Gluckman
Complete directions, maps, and tips for
The latest information on boats, camping,
over 70 rides throughout the state from the
clothing, and gear for both the novice and
highest point in Florida (345 feet!) through
experienced kayaker. Maps and campsite
the horse farms in the center of the state and
guides to the Big Bend Sea Grasses Saltwater
out to Key Biscayne. Information on Florida’s
Paddling Trail, a trail itinerary of the Nature
cycling laws and important safety issues. List
Coast, and maps and campsite locations for
of bike associations.
the open water of the Everglades.
“Bike riders will love this guidebook.”
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-322-6 — The Tampa Tribune
6 x 9 • 216 pages • 18 b&w photos • 8-page color
insert • 12 maps • drawings and charts $10.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-403-2
5½ x 8½ • 232 pages • 30 b&w photos
71 maps
Running in Florida
Baseball in Florida Mauricio Herreros
Kevin M. McCarthy The author has run every course in this book
Includes major leagues, spring training, and gives you the best places in each region.
minor leagues, college and high school ball, Complete directions, mileage, where to find
the Negro leagues, women’s teams, baseball facilities and parking, whether there are
camps, even movies and novels about fees, the condition of the terrain, safety tips.
baseball. Includes running clubs, general references,
and a pace chart.
“Straightforward narrative, exhaustive research
and wonderful photographs provide a complete “With a local’s eye for detail . . . his pride in
picture of the sport.” — The Tampa Tribune the state’s beaches, historic neighborhood, and
pristine parks shines through on every page.”
$21.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-097-3 — Southern Living
$9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-089-8
5½ x 8½ • 272 pages • 110 b&w photos $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-273-1
Fishing Adventures in Florida Tales from a Florida

Sport Fishing with Light Tackle Fish Camp
Max D. Hunn Jack Montrose
Join the author as he steers through twisted Join Jack Montrose, a fish camp regular since
mangrove channels of the Ten Thousand 1965, as he reminisces about the good old
Islands, searching for the “big one”. Brawl days fishing on the St. Johns River. Captures
with tarpon and tangle with snook; if there’s the atmosphere and humor of fish camps,
a cure for snook fever, Max Hunn hasn’t where fishermen gathered to tell tales of
found it. their fishing exploits, play practical jokes,
and relax with a cold beer.
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-218-2
6 x 9 • 208 pages • 23 b&w photos $9.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-276-2
They Called It Golf Because

Flog Was Already Taken
Frank Fenton and David Grimes
Cartoons by Al Konetzni
A professional golfer and a humorist team

up to give you some pointers and some
laughs. Get Fenton’s take on kick point,
torque, and balance point. Grimes reminds
us not to “putt” rules before golfing fun
and tells us why golfers should hit balls, not
the bottle.
$8.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-288-5
6 x 9 • 152 pages •10 cartoons

Books of Continuing Interest Literature | Poetry | Travel | History
Florida in Poetry Dog Island and Other
A History of the Imagination Florida Poems
Jane Anderson Jones and Laurence Donovan
Maurice O’Sullivan, Editors Foreword by Donald Justice
A collection of poems from some of Miami poet-artist Donovan contemplates sea,
the earliest Europeans to encounter La sand, and sky in his words and etchings. In
Florida to contemporary poets who write his foreword Donald Justice calls Donovan
of the beauty and degradation of the “doubly gifted.”
place. Includes Bartolomé de Flores, Walt
Whitman, Langston Hughes, Elizabeth “ ‘Dog Island’ is one of the finest poems about
Florida ever written, the product of deep lyric
Bishop, James Merrill, Edmund Skellings, impulse, a metaphysician’s wit and irony, and a
May Swenson, Richard Wilbur, Donald superb craftsman’s care. ”
Justice, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas. — Robert Zaller, Drexel University

7 x 10 • 296 pages 5 x 7 • 96 pages • 16 etchings
The Florida Reader

The Book Lover’s
Visions of Paradise Guide to Florida
Maurice O’Sullivan and Jack C. Authors, Books and Literary Sites
Lane, Editors
Kevin M. McCarthy, Editor
Historical and literary introduction to our
state’s rich and diverse culture—from early An exhaustive survey of writers, books, and
Spanish myths and Seminole and African- literary sites. Learn what authors lived in or
American folktales to the latest descriptions wrote about a place, which books describe
of modern Miami. Features John James the place, and what important movies were
Audubon, Zora Neale Hurston, Zane Grey, made there. A guide for travel and reading.
Wallace Stevens, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. “Fond and gentle treatment of Florida [and its]
1,700 authors and 2,200 titles.”
“A vibrant biography of our complex and — Sarasota Herald-Tribune
challenging peninsula.” — FL Hist. Quarterly
$27.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-012-6
$16.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-062-1 6 x 9 • 512 pages • 90 b&w photographs
6 x 9 • 270 pages
Guide to the Gardens of Florida
Shakespeare Plays
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-169-7
the Classroom 6 x 9 • 192 pages • 16-page color insert • 42 drawings
Stuart E. Omans and Maurice
O’Sullivan, Editors
Guide to the Gardens of Georgia
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-198-7
This guide for teachers and lovers of 6 x 9 • 144 pages • 16-page color insert • 28 drawings
literature and theater is an original
collection of essays exploring the idea that
Guide to the Gardens of South Carolina
Shakespeare’s plays are best approached $12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-251-9
6 x 9 • 120 pages • 8-page color insert • 22 drawings
playfully through performance.
“A gift, rich in pleasures and incredibly This series takes you on a tour of the best gardens you can visit in
multifaceted.” — John Andrews, president of
the Shakespeare Guild, former editor of The all three states. Learn the history and unique offerings of each garden, what plants to see,
Shakespeare Quarterly and the best time to see them. Includes directions, hours, fees, calendar of events. Enjoy
formal and informal gardens and get ideas for your own.
$24.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-277-9
6 x 9 • 250 pages
African Americans African American Native Americans

in Florida Sites in Florida in Florida
Maxine D. Jones and Kevin Kevin M. McCarthy Kevin M.McCarthy
M. McCarthy This book takes you on a tour, A clear and concise telling
Brief essays profile over fifty through the 67 counties, of the of the history of the native
African Americans during four sites that commemorate the peoples of Florida. Includes a
centuries of Florida history. Traces role of African Americans in calendar of important dates
the role African Americans played Florida’s history. and the 185 sites on the Native
in the discovery, exploration, and “Documenting the history of American Heritage Trail.
settlement of Florida, through a people is essential to the “Native Americans in Florida is a history book for young
the Civil War to the Civil Rights preservation of their existence. people that has appeal for all ages.”
movement. For classroom use: one free teacher’s manual with the Remembering the past ensures the future as we move toward — Sarasota Herald-Tribune
it. I am happy to say that we commend McCarthy for being an
purchase of three books. advocate to preserving our history by means of this book.” — Dr. $25.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-181-9
Bernadette Kelly, Chair, Florida’s African American History Taskforce 8½ x 11 • 200 pages • 120 b&w photos
$17.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-031-7 8 pages of color paintings
8½ x 11 • 190 pages • 80 b&w photos $29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-385-1
Ages 10 and up • Reading level grade 7 8½ x 11 • 344 pages • 175 b&w photos
Teacher’s Manual • $4.00 • ISBN 978-1-56164-188-8
Teacher’s Manual • $4.00 • ISBN 978-1-56164-045-4

Lighthouses | Carolinas | Georgia Books of Continuing Interest
Guardians of the Lights
The Lightkeepers’ Menagerie
Revised Edition
Stories of Animals at Lighthouses
Elinor DeWire
Elinor DeWire
Stories of the heroism and fortitude of the
men and women of the U.S. Lighthouse The stories of all the cold-nosed, whiskered,
Service, who kept vital shipping lanes safe wooly, hoofed, horned, slithery, buzzing,
from 1716 until early in the 20th century. feathered, and finned creatures that live at
lighthouses, accompanying and helping the
“An important contribution to the protection of keepers. Tales of animals from lighthouses
[the lighthouse] keeping legacy.”
— The Mariners Museum Journal all over the world, tales of happiness and
sadness, courage and cowardice, tragedy and
”Charming blend of history and human
comedy, and even absurdity.
interest.” — The Waterlog
$27.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-390-5
$18.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-119-2 6 x 9 • 416 pages • 150 b&w photos • color insert
6 x 9 • 324 pages • 130 b&w photos • color insert
Florida Lighthouse Trail Lighthouses of the Florida Keys

Thomas Taylor, Editor Love Dean
Illustrated by Paul Bradley History of the Keys lights, which includes
The histories of Florida’s light stations by the largest collection of iron screwpile
different authors, each an authority on a lighthouses in the world. Covers construction,
particular lighthouse. Dates of construction as well as the storms and politics that have
and operation, foundation materials, lighting swirled around them.
equipment. Directions to each lighthouse “Two of almost everybody’s favorite subjects
site. Preface by Wayne Wheeler, president are lighthouses and Florida Keys, and here’s a
of the United States Lighthouse Society. readable book about both.”
— Jacksonville Times-Union
Names, contact information, and websites of
lighthouse organizations. $24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-160-4
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-203-8 12-page color insert
Bansemer’s Book of
Lighthouses of the Carolinas Florida Lighthouses
A Short History and Guide Roger Bansemer
Terrance Zepke $29.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-172-7
9 x 12 • 144 pages • full-color paintings
From North Carolina’s Currituck Lighthouse throughout
to South Carolina’s Haig Point Lighthouse, 18
of Carolina’s lighthouses still stand. Covers
Bansemer’s Book of Carolina
how the lighthouses were built in the 1700s and Georgia Lighthouses
and 1800s, how lightkeepers lived, and how Roger Bansemer
the lighthouses have weathered hurricanes, $24.95 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-194-9
erosion, and neglect. Includes visiting throughout
information and directions.
These large, colorful books are written and
$12.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-148-2 illustrated—each with over 200 paintings and
8-page color insert sketches—by internationally known artist
Roger Bansemer.
Georgia’s Lighthouses and

Bansemer’s Book of Historic Coastal Sites
the Southern Shores
Kevin M. McCarthy
Roger Bansemer Illustrations by William L. Trotter
An artist’s journal, reproduced as a large The lighthouses, forts, historic homes,
and colorful book, describing in words and plantations, and churches of Georgia’s
images the natural beauty of the coasts— coast. Each site is illustrated with a full-color
from the sponge divers of Tarpon Springs to painting.
the marshlands of coastal Georgia.
$14.95 • Softcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-143-7
$35.00 • Hardcover • ISBN 978-1-56164-294-6 8½ x 11 • 144 pages •30 color paintings
Also available: Lighthouses of Ireland by
Also by Roger Bansemer: Journey to Kevin M. McCarthy, with paintings by William
Titanic L. Trotter. The story of the lighthouses that
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Yo u n g R e a d e r s Animals
Those Amazing Animals

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Those A
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Marta Magellan
Kathy Feeney
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Those Colossal Cats Those Outrageous Owls

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Sarah Cussen
Jan Lee Wicker
Those Excellent Eagles Those Terrific Turtles

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Fiction Yo u n g R e a d e r s
A Land Remembered Student Edition
Patrick D. Smith
Florida’s favorite historical novel in a two-volume edition for young readers. (See page 27 for the adult edition.)
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Zack C. Waters
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The Spy Who Came Kidnapped in Key West

In from the Sea Edwina Raffa and Annelle Rigsby
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Escape to the Everglades The Treasure of Amelia Island

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Yo u n g R e a d e r s Nature | Art | Native Americans | Paleontology
The Young Naturalist’s Guide
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Peggy Sias Lantz Frank Lohan
and Wendy A. Hale
Clear, easy method for learning to draw
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Patchwork The Crafts of Florida’s

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Dorothy Downs Learn how the earliest Indians got their
A hands-on way to learn about Florida’s
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Ginny Johnston
Judy Cutchins and
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Reference | Lighthouses | Pirates | History Yo u n g R e a d e r s
My Florida Alphabet
My Florida Facts
Russell W. Johnson and
Annie P. Johnson Russell W. Johnson
and Annie P. Johnson
Illustrations by John Hume
Learn facts about Florida from the state
A unique alphabet book, all about Florida. capital to the number of counties, from
The text is the same as lyrics to the Florida what states border Florida to how to make
alphabet song, which is included on a CD. a Key lime pie. A kid-friendly book that
Children sing along, learning their letters as makes learning fun by singing along with
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Audio CD included • Full-color illustrations Ages 8–12
Ages 4–8 • Reading level grades Pre-K–2
Florida A to Z The Florida Quiz Book

Susan Jane Ryan How Much Do You Know about
Illustrated by Carol Tornatore Florida?
From alligator to Zephyrhills, you’ll find Hollee Temple
Florida information packed into this Over 2500 questions and answers on
alphabet—almost 200 facts about Florida topics like Agriculture, Architecture, Art, the
personalities, history, geography, nature, Economy, Ecosystems, the Environment,
and culture. For the Florida official gem, see Plants, Animals, Geology, Geography, History,
M; for the saltwater mammal, see D; the the Keys, Law, Literature, Meteorology, the
saltwater fish is in A; the state butterfly is Oceans and Coastline, Parks, Space Science,
fluttering in Z. and good old general Florida Statistics.
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Lighthouses of the
Florida Lighthouses for Kids Carolinas for Kids
Elinor DeWire Terrance Zepke
The history and lore of Florida’s 33 A colorful and fun book filled with the
lighthouses with fun facts and colorful history and lore of the lighthouses guarding
illustrations that appeal to kids. Learn the Carolina coasts, from Currituck at the
about the people who designed and built top to the Haig Point Lighthouses at the
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new roles as museum. Learn how lighthouses operated in the early
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Ages 9 and up
America’s REAL First

Thanksgiving
Pirates of the Carolinas
for Kids St. Augustine, Florida, Sept 8, 1565
Robyn Gioia
Terrance Zepke
Fifty-six years before the pilgrims landed in
Full of fun facts and colorful art, this book
New England, Spanish explorer Menéndez
details the life of a pirate in the Golden
founded the first North American city,
Age of Piracy and introduces nine of the
St. Augustine. The Spanish celebrated a
most famous pirates to weigh anchor in
thanksgiving meal with the Florida natives.
the Carolinas. Why they became pirates
Learn about Spain and Florida in the 1560s and
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how to make the food they likely ate that day.
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Teacher’s Manual
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Yo u n g R e a d e r s Nature | Animals | History | Biography
The Gopher Tortoise Everglades
A Life History An Ecosystem Facing Choices and
Patricia Sawyer Ashton and Challenges
Ray E. Ashton Jr. Anne E. Ake
Color photos and easy text make clear the
Silver Medal, Florida Book Awards
behavior and daily life of this endangered
animal. Explains the critical role this tortoise Reveals the diversity of plant and animal life
and its burrow play in the upland ecosystem in the unique ecosystem of the slow-moving
of Florida and the Southeast. Learn how waters of the Everglades. Explains how and why
scientists study them and try to protect them. this system is in trouble from the diverting and
draining of the water. Tells of the many attempts
“An important new book on a very important
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Hunted Like a Wolf Gift of the Unicorn

The Story of the Seminole War The Story of Lue Gim Gong, Florida’s
Citrus Wizard
Milton Meltzer
Virginia Aronson
A prize-winning book telling the history of
The story of Lue Gim Gong, who came to
the Second Seminole War (1835–1842),
Florida as a boy and overcame poverty
when the U.S. Army invaded the Seminole
and discrimination to become a brilliant
territories. Explores the Seminoles’ choices
horticulturalist. He developed world-famous
and the sacrifices they made by resisting in
species of citrus. In China, “gift of the
the longest and costliest of the Indian wars.
unicorn” means the blessing to parents of an
“Based on a solid foundation of research.” exceptionally bright child.
– The New York Times Book Review
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Esmeralda and the

Konnichiwa Florida Moon
Enchanted Pond
The Story of George Morikami,
Pineapple Pioneer Susan Jane Ryan
Virginia Aronson Visit a mysterious Florida pond with Esmeralda
and her dad. She wants real answers about
The story of George Morikami, a poor Japanese nature, but her dad offers imaginary,
immigrant who became a millionaire in south mysterious ones. He finally tells her the real
Florida. He learned to make his fortune from science behind the enchanted pond.
the land by growing pineapples and buying
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The Old Man and the C Sinkholes

Carole Tremblay Sandra Friend
Illustrated by Angela Donato A clear and well-illustrated explanation of the
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Index Pineapple Press
100 Orchids for Florida, 17 Florida Cattle Ranch, 10
200 Quick Looks at Florida History, 14 Florida Chronicles, 18
Affair of Honor, 26 Florida Divorce Handbook, 24
African American Sites in Florida, 31 Florida Fun Facts, 25
African Americans in Florida, 31 Florida Ghost Stories, 21
Alligator Gold, 5 Florida History from the Highways, 11
Alligator Tales, 23 Florida Horse Ownerís Field Guide, 10
Americaís Real 1st Thanksgiving, 36 Florida in Poetry, 31
Ancient City Hauntings, 14 Florida Keys, 12
Apalachicola Bay, 8 Florida Keys Impressions, 13
Art in Florida, 14 Florida Law, 24
Art of South FL Gardening, 17 Florida Lighthouse Trail, 32
At the Edge of Honor, 26 Florida Lighthouses for Kids, 36
Aviation in Florida, 19 Florida Magnificent Wilderness, 7
Bansemer’s Book of Carolina and GA Lighthouses, 32 Florida Night Sky, 9
Bansemer’s Book of Florida Lighthouses, 32 Florida Place Names, 19
Bansemer’s Book of the Southern Shores, 32 Florida Puzzle Book, 23
Baseball in Florida, 30 Florida Quiz Book, 25, 36
Beginning, 27 Florida Reader, 31
Benefit Auctions, 25 Florida’s Best Fruiting Plants, 17
Best Backroads of Florida, 11 Florida’s Best Herbs and Spices, 3
Best Ghost Tales of North Carolina, 22 Florida’s Birds, 7
Best Ghost Tales of South Carolina, 22 Florida’s Finest Inns and Bed & Breakfasts, 11
Bicycling in Florida, 30 Florida’s First People, 10
Black Creek, 27 Florida’s Fossils, 10
Blood Moon Rider, 34 Florida’s Ghostly Legends and Haunted Folklore, 21
Book Lover’s Guide to Florida, 31 Florida’s Great Ocean Railway, 13
Bridgerís Run, 29 Florida’s Living Beaches, 7
Bucket Flower, 28 Florida’s Museums and Cultural Attractions, 14
Christmas in Florida, 23 Florida’s Past, 18
Classic Cracker, 14 Florida’s Rivers, 8
Club Board Members Guide, 25 Florida’s Seashells, 7
Coastal North Carolina, 22 Flowering Shrubs and Small Trees of Florida, 16
Coastal South Carolina, 22 Flowering Trees of Florida, 16
Common Coastal Birds, 10 For God, Gold and Glory, 27
Condominium Concept, 24 Forever Island & Allapattah, 27
Confederate Money, 27 Gardening in the Coastal South, 16
Conflict of Interest, 28 Georgiaís Lighthouses and Historic Coastal Sites, 32
Cracker Westerns, 29 Ghost Orchid Ghost, 21
Crafts of Florida’s First People, 35 Ghosts and Legends of the Carolina Coasts, 22
Dangerous Sea Life, 8 Ghosts of St. Augustine, 14
Darkest Shade of Honor, 3 Ghosts of the Carolina Coasts, 22
Death in Bloodhound Red, 28 Ghosts of the Georgia Coast, 22
Different Kind of Honor, 26 Ghosts of the Green Swamp, 29
Dinosaurs of the South, 35 Giant Predators of the Ancient Seas, 35
Discovering the Civil War in Florida, 18 Gift of the Unicorn, 37
Dishonorable Few, 26 Gopher Tortoise, 37
Dog Island, 31 Grits & Grunts, 12
Drawing Florida Wildlife, 35 Groundcovers for the South, 16
Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags, 18 Guardians of the Lights, 32
Easygoing Guide to Natural Florida, 11 Guide to the Gardens of Florida, 31
Edisons of Fort Myers, 19 Guide to the Gardens of Georgia, 31
Escape to the Everglades, 34 Guide to the Gardens of South Carolina, 31
Esmeralda and the Enchanted Pond, 37 Guns of the Palmetto Plains, 29
Essential Catfish Cookbook, 20 Haunt Hunter’s Guide to Florida, 21
Everglades, 37 Haunted Lighthouses, 21
Everglades: River of Grass, 7 Haunting Sunshine, 2a1
Everglades Lawmen, 24 Hemingway’s Cats, 12
Exotic Foods, 20 Hemingway’s Key West, 12
Exploring Wild South Florida, 9 Henry Flagler, 4
Ferns of Florida, 9 Historic Homes of Florida, 11
Fishing Adventures in Florida, 30 Historical Traveler’s Guide to Florida, 14
Flagler’s St. Augustine Hotels, 14 Homeowners Association Manual, 24
Florida A to Z, 36 Honorable Mention, 26
Florida Bounty, 20 Honored Dead, 26

Pineapple Press Index
Hoof Prints, 10 Priceless Florida, 7
Horses of Proud Spirit, 10 Riders of the Suwannee, 29
Houses of Key West, 13 River Is Home & Angel City, 27
Houses of St. Augustine, 15 Running in Florida, 30
Hunted Like a Wolf, 37 Sandspun, 23
Ice Age Giants of the South, 35 Sea Kayaking in Florida, 30
Iguana Invasion, 4 Searching for the Dixie Barbecue, 20
Journey to Titanic, 32 Seashore Plants, 8
Key Biscayne, 13 Seasons of the Sea, 8
Key West Gardens and Their Stories, 13 Seven Mile Bridge, 5
Kidnapped in Key West, 34 Shakespeare Plays the Classroom, 31
Konnichiwa Florida Moon, 37 Shipwrecks of Florida, 14
Land Remembered, 27 Shrubs & Woody Vines of Florida, 9
Land Remembered (Student Edition), 34 Sinkholes, 37
Landscaping in Florida, 17 Solomon, 34
Law of Florida Homeowners Associations, 24 Southeast Florida Pioneers, 19
Legend of the Lowcountry Liar, 23 Southern Gardening, 16
Legends of the Seminoles, 35 Spanish Pathways in Florida, 19
Lighthouses of Greece, 3 Spanish Treasure Fleets, 19
Lighthouses of Ireland, 32 Spiritual Florida, 14
Lighthouses of the Carolinas, 32 Springs of Florida, 8
Lighthouses of the Carolinas for Kids, 6, 36 Spy Who Came In from the Sea, 34
Lighthouses of the Florida Keys, 32 St. Augustine and St. Johns County, 14
Lightkeepers’ Menagerie, 32 St. Johns River Guidebook, 8
Lowcountry Voodoo, 6 Stalking the Plumed Serpent, 7
Mario Sanchez, 3 Storm Gourmet, 20
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and the Florida Crackers, 4 Streets of Key West, 13
Marjory Stoneman Douglas and the Florida Everglades, 4 Sunshine State Almanac, 25
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River, 7 Sunshine State Cookbook, 20
Mastering the Art of Florida Seafood, 20 Suwannee River Guidebook, 8
Menéndez, 19 Tales from a Florida Fish Camp, 30
Miami, A Backward Glance, 19 Tellable Cracker Tales, 23
Mongo Mango Cookbook, 20 They Called It Golf..., 30
More Tellable Cracker Tales, 23 Thirty Florida Shipwrecks, 14
Mostly Mullet Cookbook, 20 Those Amazing Alligators, 33
Murder in the Tropics, 18 Those Beautiful Butterflies, 33
My Brother, Ernest Hemingway, 12 Those Colossal Cats, 6, 33
My Brother Michael, 28 Those Delightful Dolphins, 33
My Florida Alphabet, 36 Those Excellent Eagles, 33
My Florida Facts, 6, 36 Those Funny Flamingos, 33
Myakka, 9 Those Lively Lizards, 33
Myra Sims, 28 Those Magical Manatees, 33
Mystery in the Sunshine State, 28 Those Outrageous Owls, 33
Native Americans in Florida, 31 Those Peculiar Pelicans, 33
Native Bromeliads, 17 Those Terrific Turtles, 33
Natural Florida Landscaping, 17 Those Voracious Vultures, 33
Nervous Water, 28 Thunder on the St. Johns, 29
Ninety-Mile Prairie, 29 Time Traveler’s Guide to Florida, 5
Nobody’s Hero, 27 Touched by the Sun, 18
Old Florida Style, 5 Tourists, Retirees..., 23
Old Man and the C, 37 Trail from St. Augustine, 29
Oldest Ghosts, 14 Treasure of Amelia Island, 34
Organizing Special Events and Conferences, 25 Trees of Florida, 9
Ornamental Tropical Shrubs, 16 Tropical Surge, 18
Over Key West and the Florida Keys, 13 Tropical Trees of Florida and the Virgin Islands, 16
Over Southeast Florida, 13 Twenty Florida Pirates, 14
Parrots of South Florida, 10 Two Henrys, 4
Patchwork, 35 Visiting Small-Town Florida, 14
Patrick Smith’s Florida, 27 Wiregrass Country, 29
Paynes Prairie, 9 Yankee in a Confederate Town, 14
Pirates of the Carolinas, 22 You Got Me!—Florida, 25
Pirates of the Carolinas for Kids, 6, 36 Young Naturalist’s Guide, 35
Point of Honor, 26
Poisonous Plants and Animals, 9
Pop Culture Florida, 25

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