This Day in Florida History

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 University Press of Florida Events & Exhibits, Florida

Our 2022 Virtual Booth for the Florida Historical Society Forum

This year's FHS Public History Forum was held last weekend in Gainesville, together with the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society conference. Our virtual booth is open through June 30, 2022 and offers great deals on our Florida history books, as well as our Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings books. Use code FHS22 for discount prices and free shipping … Continue reading Our 2022 Virtual Booth for the Florida Historical Society Forum

March 3, 2021 University Press of Florida Florida

Florida Statehood Day

On this day in 1845, Florida became the 27th state in the United States. Today the state of Florida turns 176 years old. You can read about this and other notable events from Florida history in This Day in Florida History. On January 22, 1912, Henry Flagler rode on the first passenger train from South … Continue reading Florida Statehood Day

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 University Press of Florida Reading Lists

Summer eBook Sale

Kick off the final month of summer with half price eBooks from University Press of Florida! All the titles in this selection are new, published since March of this year—since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are looking for a new read, take advantage of this chance to catch up on some books … Continue reading Summer eBook Sale

June 17, 2020August 1, 2020 University Press of Florida History

Excerpt from This Day in Florida History

Published in connection with University Press of Florida's 75th anniversary, This Day in Florida History is a 365-day tour through five centuries of Florida history. Featuring one entry per day of the year, this book is an enlightening collection of moments that illustrate the depth and complexity of the state's past. It is the perfect … Continue reading Excerpt from This Day in Florida History

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 University Press of Florida Florida, History, Publication Announcement

Short takes on five centuries of history “Takes readers on a 365-day virtual tour through Florida’s 500-year history, from the first documented encounters of Indigenous peoples and Spanish colonial explorer-conquistadors through the Space Age and beyond. Expertly researched and written by professional historians, each entry reconstructs a key moment from Florida’s famously weird, frequently tumultuous … Continue reading This Day in Florida History