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It Happened in the Florida Keys: Stories of Events and People That Shaped History
$16.95 Add to cartFrom the wreck of the USS Alligator to the mystery of the marooned dolphins, It Happened in the Florida Keys looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of this island chain.
- Series: It Happened in
- Author: Shearer, Victoria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: November 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1493040243
- Language: English
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Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers and the Blues Life
$21.99 Add to cartWhat’s the real meaning of juke joint? Explore these special places for a special brand of the blues.
Juke joint – two words often used, often abused. They convey an inherent promise of something real,
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Stolle, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1467141577
- Language: English
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Covert City: The Cold War and the Making of Miami
$30.00 Add to cartSecret operations, corruption, crime, and a city teeming with spies: why Miami was as crucial to winning the Cold War as Washington DC or Moscow.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps the most dramati- Author: Houghton, Vince
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1541774574
- Language: English
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The Santee Delta Waters & Voices
$24.95 Add to cartEvery day people drive across the Santee Delta, unaware of the bountiful natural
resources and complex history surrounding them. Bob Raynor paints a portrait of the
fertile grounds that fostered the dev
- Author: Raynor, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1929647794
- Language: English
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Only Land I Know: A History of the Lumbee Indians
$19.95 Add to cartThis is the standard history of the Lumbee Indian people of southwestern North Carolina, the largest Indian community in population east of the Mississippi. Dial and Eliades trace the history of this … [more below]
- Series: Iroquois and Their Neighbors
- Author: Dial, Adolph L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0815603606
- Language: English
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Pistols and Politics: Feuds, Factions, and the Struggle for Order in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, 1810-1935
$39.95 Add to cartIn Pistols and Politics, Samuel C. Hyde, Jr., reveals the reasons behind the remarkable levels of violence in Louisiana’s Florida parishes in the nineteenth century. This updated and expanded edition
- Author: Hyde, Samuel C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0807169277
- Language: English
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A Guide to the Historic French Quarter
$14.99 Add to cartLocal author Andy Peter Antippas presents a walking history of the Vieux Carre, one alley, corner and street at a time.
Walking through the French Quarter can overwhelm the senses–and the imagination.
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Antippas, Andy Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 29 2013
- ISBN10: 1626192804
- Language: English
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Paynes Prairie: The Great Savanna: A History and Guide
$12.95 Add to cartThis new paperback edition of Paynes Prairie still offers the sweeping history of the shallow-bowl basin in the middle of Florida, just south of Gainesville, but now adds a guide to outdoor activities
- Author: Andersen, Lars
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 163
- Publish Date: December 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1561642967
- Language: English
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Birmingham Foot Soldiers: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement
$31.99 Add to cartReverends Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young and Fred Shuttlesworth are iconic names associated with the Birmingham campaign of the civil rights movement. Credit also is due to many local residents … [more below]
- Author: Patterson, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: May 20 2014
- ISBN10: 154022239X
- Language: English
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Rich’s: A Southern Institution
$37.99 Add to cartIn 1867, less than three years after the Civil War left the city in ruins, Hungarian Jewish immigrant Morris Rich opened a small dry goods store on what is now Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. Ov… [more below]
- Author: Clemmons, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 1540205622
- Language: English
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Islamorada
$31.99 Add to cartThe name Islamorada came to fruition after Henry Flager’s engineer, William Krome, purchased 15 acres of Upper Matecumbe property in 1907. When he registered his parcel as a town site, he called it Is… [more below]
- Author: Bertelli, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: February 10 2014
- ISBN10: 1531669158
- Language: English
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Freaky Florida: The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More
$23.99 Add to cartMillions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Wi
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Muncy, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 10 2018
- ISBN10: 146714035X
- Language: English
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Cumberland Island: A History
$32.95 Add to cartCumberland Island is a national treasure. The largest of the Sea Islands along the Georgia coast, it is a history-filled place of astounding natural beauty. With a thoroughness unmatched by any previo
- Series: Wormsloe Foundation Publication #22
- Author: Bullard, Mary R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 486
- Publish Date: September 16 2016
- ISBN10: 0820327417
- Language: English
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Cumberland Island
$23.99 Add to cartThis pictorial history of Cumberland Island illustrates the people, places, and events that have shaped the area’s cultural and natural history.
Rich in history, wildlife, and beautiful coastal landsca
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Barefoot, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0738516503
- Language: English
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St. Marys and Camden County
$24.99 Add to cartBounded on the north by the Little Satilla River from neighboring Glynn County and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, Camden County’s southern boundary at the St. Marys River separates Georgia from Fl… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Barefoot, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 24 2001
- ISBN10: 0738513857
- Language: English
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Bayou Sara: Used to Be
$15.00 Add to cartThere’s nothing there now but a bunch of weeping willows, but in the nineteenth century, below the St. Francisville bluff was one of the most important ports on the Mississippi River. Bayou Sara had a
- Author: Butler, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 158
- Publish Date: April 11 2017
- ISBN10: 1946160008
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of Chattanooga
$41.99 Add to cartHISTORIC PHOTOS OF CHATTANOOGA captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people with still photography from the finest archives of city, state and private collections. From the Civil War th… [more below]
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Hull, William F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1683369092
- Language: English
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The Hidden History of East Tennessee
$23.99 Add to cartCritically acclaimed author Joe Guy serves up a stout batch of East Tennessee history in this latest collection of articles from his popular newspaper column.
From Chattanooga up to Knoxville, and ever
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Guy, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1596295104
- Language: English
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Florida Pirates: From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Kaserman, James F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: November 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1540206394
- Language: English
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Death in the Great Smoky Mountains: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness in the Most Popular Park
$16.95 Add to cartIt’s no surprise that fatalities occur every year in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to the sheer number of visitors–more than ten million annually In these cautionary tales, Bradley recount… [more below]
- Author: Bradley, Michael R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1493023756
- Language: English
