“A very important and timely volume as intertidal sites are increasingly under pressure. As all the authors emphasize, developing reasonable policies for addressing these sites is critical to being able to learn from them. This volume will be cited for years to come.”—Sara Rich, coeditor of Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology: Flat Ontologies, Oceanic Thinking, and … Continue reading Intertidal Shipwrecks
Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism
“Grapples with the questions of whether and how the interests, values, objectives, practices, and knowledge produced through community-based archaeology align and misalign with individuals and social groups who embrace populist values.”—Siobhan Hart, author of Colonialism, Community, and Heritage in Native New England“Brings together some of the most exciting archaeologists currently working to build a decolonized, just … Continue reading Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism
The Mann Phase
“This book fills a long-standing lacuna in archaeological research on the Middle Woodland period. Strezewski provides archaeologists with the first real glimpse of the Mann site, and his view of the site within the Hopewellian world underscores its potential to illuminate the complexity of interactions across the Eastern Woodlands.”—Alice P. Wright, coeditor of Early and Middle … Continue reading The Mann Phase
Black Citizens and American Democracy
“The authors in this exquisite volume provide a compelling perspective on the issue of building and defending a multiracial democracy in the middle of the last century. With a clear view of the contemporary moment, this book is a powerful reminder of the central role Black folks have played—and continue to play—in shaping the American … Continue reading Black Citizens and American Democracy
Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice
“A gem of a book that adds significantly to the study of American history, American religious history, and Methodist history.”—Alice G. Knotts, author of Fellowship of Love: Methodist Women Changing American Racial Attitudes, 1920-1968 “An important contribution to our understanding of women’s progressive activism in the long twentieth century. The multiplicity of injustices these women challenged, plus … Continue reading Southern Methodist Women and Social Justice
Interview: Naomi Goldberg Haas and Mikhaela Mahoney
By Naomi Goldberg Haas, author of Moving through Life: Essential Lessons of Dance People ask me how I went about writing Moving Through Life: Essential Lessons in Dance. I couldn’t have done it without the help of Mikhaela Mahoney, my steadfast cowriter. Each week, Mikhaela would email me six questions about a period in my life … Continue reading Interview: Naomi Goldberg Haas and Mikhaela Mahoney
Plant Wars
By Andrew Furman, author of Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness My wife and I have this running argument—nothing too-too serious as far as domestic disputes go. It involves a plant. A fern, specifically. A non-native, invasive variety called the tuberous sword fern. This fern was growing … Continue reading Plant Wars
Of Slash Pines and Manatees
“With this volume of witty and perceptive essays, Andrew Furman adds South Florida to the literary map, joining the lineage of place-based American writers ranging from Henry David Thoreau and John Muir to Terry Tempest Williams and Wendell Berry. Even if you have never set foot in what he calls his ‘asphalt-frosted’ home territory, his … Continue reading Of Slash Pines and Manatees
Welcome To Florida
“Craig Pittman is not just a gifted writer; he is a superb historian with a quirky, insightful sense of humor that at times rivals Mark Twain. Welcome to Florida is destined to become a classic; a Blue Highways guide to the backcountry places and characters that reflect the complexities of this unusual state.”—Randy Wayne White, New York Times bestselling author of … Continue reading Welcome To Florida
Recent Paperback Releases
The following books are now available in paperback editions. The Wilder Heart of Florida: More Writers Inspired by Florida NatureEdited by Jack E. Davis and Leslie K. Poole “Capture[s] Florida’s current precarious state of balance.”—Tampa Bay Times “This collection . . . points to the need to keep the pressure on to save the ever shrinking … Continue reading Recent Paperback Releases
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