The Reluctant Republican: My Fight for the Moderate Majority By Barbara Olschner Pubdate: 3/19/13 Reviewers have found this new release, a first-hand account of one Republican's failed race for Congress in the Florida Panhandle, stimulating, refreshing, and deeply revealing of the current flaws in not only the Grand Ole Party, but the political system as a … Continue reading Searching for Middle Ground in Tea Party Territory
Recent Releases – The Mapuche in Modern Chile + author interview
January was an incredibly action-packed month in the world of marketing UPF books, as our staff collectively got ready for the spring season. (That's my way of saying, "hey, sorry for the blog silence.") We're delighted to bring this new title about the indigenous inhabitants of Chile, the Mapuche, to your attention. The Mapuche in … Continue reading Recent Releases – The Mapuche in Modern Chile + author interview
FOR SMATHERS’ FOLLOWERS, QUESTIONS OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN REMAIN
By Mitchell Margolis More than sixty years after the largely forgotten 1950 senate contest between George Smathers and incumbent Claude Pepper, Red Pepper and Gorgeous George: Claude Pepper’s Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary asserts the historic significance of this election on both the national and state level. Historian James Clark takes the reader … Continue reading FOR SMATHERS’ FOLLOWERS, QUESTIONS OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN REMAIN
The Florida Bookshelf 