University Press of Florida Florida, Publication Announcement

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

University Press of Florida Florida, History, Publication Announcement

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

University Press of Florida Author Post, Florida, History

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

University Press of Florida Florida, History, Publication Announcement

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

University Press of Florida African American Studies, Archaeology & Anthropology, Florida, History, Publication Announcement

Fort Mose: Colonial America’s Black Fortress of Freedom, Second Edition

Awards and praise for the first edition:   Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Book Award American Association for State and Local History Award of Merit  “Tells the story of Fort Mose . . . as well as the story of the Black experience in the American Spanish colonies.”—Washington Post   “A very important chapter of the … Continue reading Fort Mose: Colonial America’s Black Fortress of Freedom, Second Edition

University Press of Florida Biography & Autobiography, Florida, Publication Announcement, Science & Technology

Mission, with a New Preface

“Even after covering NASA for 22 years, I learned ‘behind the scenes’ details on the Space Shuttle program.”—Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio and author of Trailblazing Mars: NASA’s Next Giant Leap  “At every level, Mission has an ‘I was there’ quality about it and is entertaining and insightful.””—Roger Launius, former associate director for collections and … Continue reading Mission, with a New Preface

University Press of Florida Florida, Political Science, Publication Announcement

Crafting Constitutions in Florida, 1810–1968

“This is a valuable retelling of the story of Florida through its nine different constitutions and the forces that created them and the consequences that followed them.”—Neil Skene, author of The Supreme Court of Florida: A Journey toward Justice, 1972–1987   “Cassanello has assembled an impressive array of scholars who provide the context and circumstances pertaining to … Continue reading Crafting Constitutions in Florida, 1810–1968