At the University Press of Florida and UF Press, we've had the honor of sharing news and updates and connecting with our readers through our blog, The Florida Bookshelf. In our 80th anniversary year, we're excited to announce some big changes, including the launch of a redesigned website which will house our new blog at … Continue reading University Press of Florida Launches New Website in Its 80th Anniversary Year
The Archaeology of the American Revolution
“An excellent and timely addition to the literature on the archaeology of the American Revolution.”—Michael T. Lucas, coeditor of Archaeology of the War of 1812 “An incredibly significant contribution to the conflict archaeology of the American Revolution. No other works that address the conflict of the period from an archaeological perspective provide such a cohesive … Continue reading The Archaeology of the American Revolution
Miami’s Art Boom
“Miami’s Art Boom takes art as the vantage point from which to examine the growth of a city. . . . [It is] an exploration of art as the cornerstone to growth.”—From the foreword by Franklin Sirmans, director of Pérez Art Museum Miami “Elisa Turner paints a vivid portrait of a city transformed by creativity and … Continue reading Miami’s Art Boom
Cultural Sites of North Florida
“An interesting collection of sites and stories related to North Florida. This book offers a solution to a common feeling among travelers: that the interstates are too congested, the traffic too fast, and the sites of interest full of too much monotony.”—Keith Simmons, executive director, Florida Book Awards “This book takes us down North Florida’s backroads … Continue reading Cultural Sites of North Florida
A Town without Pity
“A Florida backwater—twice thrust onto the national stage over controversies decades apart—is again centered in this fishbowl of a book, a page-turning examination of the machinations of a municipal mob under the nation’s microscope. The haunting questions that gurgle throughout: Can a place be bad, and what makes it so?”—Ben Montgomery, author of Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: … Continue reading A Town without Pity
Q&A with Gregory Enns, author of Cow Creek Chronicles
Cow Creek Chronicles by Gregory Enns explores the history of cattle ranching in Florida through the century-long saga of the Raulerson family, pioneers who moved south to Florida during the 1800s and built a cattle empire between Fort Pierce and Okeechobee. We asked Gregory Enns some questions about his new book, which we're sharing below. … Continue reading Q&A with Gregory Enns, author of Cow Creek Chronicles
Cow Creek Chronicles
“Cow Creek Chronicles is both a settler genealogy and a land-use history that reconstructs the background of the communities of this unique region. Gregory Enns uses interviews, some of which contain the only record of conversations with older residents of that world which is now disappearing—a world that reflects much of early settlement Florida.”—Willard Steele, … Continue reading Cow Creek Chronicles
An Introduction to Middle English Lyrics
“William Quinn is a poet and a scholar, and here he reaches deep into both satchels to deliver an edition of selected medieval English lyrics combining learning and art—an altogether nonpareil achievement.”—Robert Yeager, coeditor of John Gower in Manuscripts and Early Printed Books Middle English lyrics are anonymous short poems that were composed between the twelfth … Continue reading An Introduction to Middle English Lyrics
Just Freedom
Meet the author at an upcoming event near you: October 8, 7:00 p.m., The Dancing Elephant, Lake Worth. October 9, 7:00 p.m., Books & Books, Coral Gables. Daniel Rivero will be in conversation with Ana Sofia Pelaez. To register, click here. October 10, 6:00 p.m., The Lynx Books, Gainesville. Daniel Rivero will be in conversation … Continue reading Just Freedom
Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2025
Use code 31HHM25 for discount prices through October 15. Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and the Cuban LeagueCésar BriosoRelive the tumultuous preseason before Robinson broke the color barrier. “This book chronicles baseball history at its best, covering an important chapter in U.S.–Cuba social history.”—Library Journal “Conjures a colorful era of baseball that predated big-money sports.”—Foreign Affairs … Continue reading Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2025
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