“An extensive overview of the drug trade in the Americas and its impact on politics, economics, and society throughout the region. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice “A first-rate update on the state of the long-fought hemispheric ‘war on drugs.’ It is particularly timely, as the perception that the war is lost and needs to be … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Violence in the Americas Today
New Paperback Release: The Archaeology of the North American Fur Trade
“A fine piece of scholarship. . . . A solid introduction to the archaeology of the fur trade, as well as to the myriad archaeological issues associated with colonial interaction.”—American Antiquity “Impressive and ambitious, covering centuries of time and much of the North American continent. . . . Admirably balances the enormous numbers of sites, … Continue reading New Paperback Release: The Archaeology of the North American Fur Trade
New Paperback Release: Duvalier’s Ghosts
“Urgently pursues those nameless ghosts of Haitians lost in the liminal space of the Black Atlantic.”—New West Indian Guide “Foregrounds the experiences of refugees (particularly those refused asylum and detained in camps), the political mobilization of the diaspora in the United States, the ramifications of the policies and adjustment programmes imposed on Haiti by the … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Duvalier’s Ghosts
New Paperback Release: Trailblazing Mars
“Duggins gives you the how of the process along with the facts. Who knows what trails this book will help blaze. Read on.”—Bill Nye the Science Guy® and executive director of The Planetary Society “Duggins’s timely and engrossing study will interest explorers and armchair astronauts alike, and remind readers of the excitement of outer space.”—Publishers … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Trailblazing Mars
New Paperback Release: Journeys Through Paradise
“This book is for those inhabited by the same desires that drove the early naturalists afield, who yearn to know wilder territory. We read it voraciously, as if in the understanding of how they loved we might also begin to do so, as if in the reliving of their lives we might recapture some vanishing … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Journeys Through Paradise
New Paperback Release: The Generalship of Muhammad
“Impressive. . . . A well-researched and very professional military analysis. Apart from its contribution to the literature of military history and counterinsurgency, it reinforces the credibility of the very detailed early accounts of Muhammad’s life and career.”—H-Net “An excellent analysis of Muhammad as a general, placing his battles within the context of military history, … Continue reading New Paperback Release: The Generalship of Muhammad
April 2017 Paperback Releases
Captain "Hell Roaring" Mike Healy: From American Slave to Arctic Hero by Dennis L. Noble and Truman R. Strobridge United States Maritime Literature Award “The definitive biography.”—Naval History “A remarkably complete, compelling story of an incredibly complex individual.”—Alaska History “Engrossing and well-written book. . . . It can be read simply as a tale of … Continue reading April 2017 Paperback Releases
Who Said It? Famous Words by Key West Greats
Did you know that many great American writers and artists called Key West home? These #KeyWestGreats are featured in Mile Marker Zero: The Moveable Feast of Key West by William McKeen, now in paperback. From Ernest Hemingway to Tennessee Williams to Jimmy Buffett, Mile Marker Zero tells the story of how a league of creative … Continue reading Who Said It? Famous Words by Key West Greats
Now in Paperback: Mile Marker Zero
Winner of the Florida Book Award, Gold Medal for Nonfiction "A tall but telescopic-sight-true tale of Hunter Thompson, Jimmy Buffett, Tom McGuane, and a large cavorting cast running around with sand in their shoes at 'ground zero for lust and greed and most of the other deadly sins': Key West."--Tom Wolfe "An engrossing tell-all in … Continue reading Now in Paperback: Mile Marker Zero
March 2016 Paperback Releases
. In Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay’s Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down author Bill DeYoung tells the story of the worst ship-bridge collision in U.S. history. . . An intimately detailed account of this disaster, its victims and the survivors, the legal aftermath, as well as a complete history of the bridge, … Continue reading March 2016 Paperback Releases
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