The following books are now available in paperback editions. The First Hollywood: Florida and the Golden Age of Silent FilmmakingShawn C. Bean Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction “Explores the burst of Florida film production that occurred at the dawn of the cinema, much of it in the Jacksonville area. . . . … Continue reading Spring 2025 Paperback Releases
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
Dressing the Part
“From Olmec costume switching to Peruvian bundle burials we see which types of power were gendered, which symbols or motifs were power filled, and how these symbols were borne by the living and the dead. This collection showcases a mature gendered archaeology.”—Cheryl Claassen, author of Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America: An Interpretive … Continue reading Dressing the Part
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