“Offers a highly engaging and original approach to feminine embodiment in Mexican literature through the critical figure of the muse. This book represents an important contribution to Mexican literary studies in dialogue with scholarship on gender, urban space, and techno-corporeality.”—Susan Antebi, author of Embodied Archive: Disability in Post-Revolutionary Mexican Cultural Production “This excellent study illuminates the intersections … Continue reading Technified Muses
Tears and Flowers
“These poems collectively constitute a vivid Rivera-esque mural of the place, time, and people in which and among whom they were written, bringing an early twentieth-century period in the history of Key West vividly to life.”—Esther Allen, translator of Antonio Di Benedetto’s Zama “Offers readers an intimate glimpse into the life and work of a … Continue reading Tears and Flowers
Florida Springs
“A must-read for anyone wanting to know about the complexity of Florida springs and why restoration has been so difficult for these beloved bodies of water. Meindl provides readers with a rare exploration of Florida springs politics.”—Victoria Machado, Rollins College “Provides a good synthesis of existing knowledge and past works about springs, telling a timely … Continue reading Florida Springs
Dry Tortugas
“An immersive text that celebrates the astonishing beauty and mystery of a remote marine outpost that faces the encroaching threats of development and climate change.”—Foreword Reviews “From star-studded nights to fish-filled waters, nesting terns to hatchling sea turtles, and the varied moods of historic Fort Jefferson through looming storms to tranquil sunsets, photographer Ian Wilson-Navarro shares … Continue reading Dry Tortugas
The Wild East, Revised Edition
“Debunks the cherished myth of the Smokies as a pristine wilderness snatched from the brink of destruction to preserve the heritage of the Wild East. Instead, Brown details how the various, often contradictory approaches to managing the park since the 1930s reflect competing notions of how Americans ought to relate to nature.”—Blue Ridge Outdoors “Brown … Continue reading The Wild East, Revised Edition
The Storm
"An invaluable addition to nineteenth-century women’s literature that gives a rare glimpse into Florida, particularly Key West, during a time when it was still considered a frontier landscape to many Americans.”—Ashley Lear, author of The Remarkable Kinship of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Ellen Glasgow “A significant contribution to the literary landscape of Florida writers before … Continue reading The Storm
Sunset Colonies
“An urgent and timely series of images that capture compounding crises of our time. This book contributes to the ever-growing, fascinating, and terrifying investigations of South Florida as a harbinger for the remainder of the nation.”—Tatiana McInnis, author of To Tell a Black Story of Miami “Waisman’s photographic collection offers a firm and impassioned grip … Continue reading Sunset Colonies
Becoming Object
“A brilliant bioarchaeological and biohistorical exploration of Morton and his collection. Geller has pushed us to think beyond simple analyses and instead to consider nuanced, contextual ideas about history, our field, and our present.”—Meredith A. B. Ellis, author of The Children of Spring Street: The Bioarchaeology of Childhood in a 19th Century Abolitionist Congregation Becoming … Continue reading Becoming Object
Florida Spectacular
“Cathy Salustri’s delightful, insightful book takes us on a trip through sapphire springs, wetlands alive with birdsong, and other hidden corners of this multifarious state. Salustri veers off the well-trodden path of Sunshine State ridicule to give us a well-researched, impeccably reported human and natural history of the landscapes that make this state so compelling.”—Diane … Continue reading Florida Spectacular
Spring 2024 Paperback Releases
The following books are now available in paperback editions. Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida WildlifeDiane RobertsWith a New Preface "With hurricane-force prose, journalist and Florida native Roberts hits the land of orange groves, theme parks and mobile homes with a torrential outpouring of love and … Continue reading Spring 2024 Paperback Releases
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