The Spaniards in Florida : comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the history and antiquities of St. Augustine, founded a.d. 1565

The Spaniards in Florida : comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the history and antiquities of St. Augustine, founded a.d. 1565 Review

This reproduction was printed from a digital file created at the Library of Congress as part of an extensive scanning effort started with a generous donation from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Library is pleased to offer much of its public domain holdings free of charge online and at a modest price in this printed format. Seeing these older volumes from our collections rediscovered by new generations of readers renews our own passion for books and scholarship.

The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida

The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida Review

The Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida, was one of the final Confederate victories of the Civil War. Fought on the banks of the St. Marks River, the engagement assured Tallahassee's status as the only Southern capital east of the Mississippi not conquered

Seasons of Real Florida (Florida History and Culture)

Seasons of Real Florida (Florida History and Culture) Review

From the foreword:

"What is raw, alive, and essential about Florida is becoming more difficult to find, true; but it's still possible to encounter it, to experience it, and a good place to start is any story or book by Jeff Klinkenberg. . . . Jeff loves Florida. It shows."--Randy Wayne White, author of Shark River and Everglades

"Klinkenberg is a genius reporter and a wonderful writer. I read this book in one gulp, then went outside, looked at that magnificent Florida sky and made myself all sorts of promises."--William McKeen, author of Highway 61: A Father-and-Son Journey through the Middle of America

No wonder Jeff Klinkenberg loves Florida. At any time of year he can find a place in the state that's ripe to enjoy or a person whose story has aged to perfection.

Arranged by season, the book opens in the fall, which Klinkenberg says is like spring in the north--a time of celebration: "Having survived our harshest season, we feel renewed." Fair weather, good food, and the joys of nature lie ahead, described here in essays that are like time capsules of "old Florida values." Preserving the past, they reveal Klinkenberg's waggish appreciation of the state's history, folkways, and landscape, not to mention its barbequed ribs, smoked mullet, stone crab claws, and fresh lemonade.

Many pieces focus off the beaten path and on modern rogues who seem to turn their backsides to the subdivisions and shopping malls that pave the state: Miss Ruby, whose fruit stand features rutabagas, boiled peanuts, and her own brightly colored plywood paintings; an 85-year-old resident of the remote island of Cayo Costa who hums Beethoven while she hunts for shells; the scientists who test mosquito repellent in Everglades National Park; and the unofficial caretaker of Lilly Spring on the Santa Fe River, who greets canoeists wearing glasses, a necklace, and on occasion a synthetic fur loincloth. Other pieces pay homage to Klinkenberg's literary heroes who've written in and about Florida, such as Pulitzer Prize-winner Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Rawlings's companion and memoirist Idella Parker, Everglades crusader Marjory Stoneman Douglas, and novelist Ernest Hemingway. Klinkenberg also revisits an old St. Johns River campsite of 19th-century botanist William Bartram, whose encounters with alligators there were as alarming as Klinkenberg's with beer cans and soda bottles.

For anyone who has a stake in the real Florida--resident, tourist, naturalist, or newcomer--this tour of the seasons will linger in memory like the aroma of orange blossoms on a clear winter night.

The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and Everyday Life

The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and Everyday Life Review

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The Washington Monthly 2002 Annual Political Book Award WinnerThe Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today-and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new and updated research, Richard Florida traces the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing role of creativity in our economy.Just as William Whyte's 1956 classic The Organization Man showed how the organizational ethos of that age permeated every aspect of life, Florida describes a society in which the creative ethos is increasingly dominant. Millions of us are beginning to work and live much as creative types like artists and scientists always have-with the result that our values and tastes, our personal relationships, our choices of where to live, and even our sense and use of time are changing. Leading the shift are the nearly 38 million Americans in many diverse fields who create for a living-the Creative Class.The Rise of the Creative Class chronicles the ongoing sea of change in people's choices and attitudes, and shows not only what's happening but also how it stems from a fundamental economic change. The Creative Class now comprises more than thirty percent of the entire workforce. Their choices have already had a huge economic impact. In the future they will determine how the workplace is organized, what companies will prosper or go bankrupt, and even which cities will thrive or wither.

Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Travel Guide)

Lonely Planet Florida (Regional Travel Guide) Review

Lonely Planet Florida

Snorkel coral reefs, or hunt for treasure on unspoiled Treasure-Coast beaches
Twist the pan-American kaleidoscope and sample the colorful cultures of Cuba, Colombia and Haiti in Miami
Spend a night in the only underwater hotel in the world

In This Guide:

Six authors, 40 baskets of conch fritters, 20 hours spent waiting in line for amusement-park rides
Dedicated Florida for Kids chapter and extensive coverage of theme parks helps you embrace the family fun
Environmental coverage that supports the preservation of Florida's delicate landscape
Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews and traveler insights

Florida Move Guide

Florida Move Guide Review

Florida Move Guide, The Unofficial Moving To Florida Warning, Decision and Help Guide

A popular saying by Florida promoters is that over a 1000 people a day move there. What you won't hear them say is that over a 1000 people a day pack up and move out of the Sunshine State every day too That's supposed to be a secret. The author of this book has sold hundreds of homes for people that wanted to move out of the state. He noticed that most sellers had very similar complaints about living there and the reasons why they had to get out. They also explained how disruptive and expensive moving there and moving out was but they disliked Florida so much they just had to do it.
Of course this doesn't happen to everyone. There are many that love it and stay long term. That is covered in the book too because many of them have the same things in common that you should also know about. The book explains both the positives and negatives of becoming a Florida Resident. It also offers many practical tips and explains the different Florida Lifestyle options. Should you move to a home or condo? Pool or not?
Learn helpful information on buying a home or condo in Florida and how to avoid making expensive but common new resident mistakes. Will moving to Florida be the best move of your life or an expensive disaster? Find out before you commit to a life altering move.

About the Author
Ron Stack has lived and traveled in Florida for 14 years as a full time resident. He first worked as a real estate agent and Realtor and became a Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker in 2001. He formed and ran his own corporation that specialized in selling residential new construction and existing homes and condos.

Florida Heat Wave

Florida Heat Wave Review

Florida—like hell, only hotter.

Florida Heat Wave, edited by Michael Lister, is a collection of crime stories set in the gun-shaped state by Florida’s foremost crime writers.

Oppressive.

Stifling.

Crazy-making.

The suffocating heat makes you do things—it seeps in through your pores and sucks the life out of you. Like the bloody smear of a swatted mosquito on sweat-soaked skin, violence erupts suddenly, but the damage it does lingers long after.

From the pine-tree lined rural highways of North Florida through the tourist traps of Central Florida to the tropical, international environs of SOBE, come stories of sun-faded noir, orange pulp served up freshly squeezed by the Sunshine State’s very best practitioners.

Stories from: James O. Born, James W. Hall, Lisa Unger, Alice Jackson, Jonathon King, Jim Pascoe, Carolyn Haines, Tom Corcoran, Raven McMillian, Mark Raymond Falk, Christine Kling, John Lutz, Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, Michael Lister, John Dufresne, Bob Morris, John Bond, and Mary Anna Evans.

The Tropic of Cracker (Florida History and Culture)

The Tropic of Cracker (Florida History and Culture) Review

For anyone who loves the old Florida and still has hope for the new

 

"Should be required reading for everyone who calls Florida home."--Miami Herald

 

"There is a richness and sadness in this book. . . . A museum of Florida's choicest people, places and monuments."--Palm Beach Post

 

"Ever wonder what's the best way to eat a rattlesnake? Puzzled over the origin of the term 'Florida Cracker'? Have an interest in alligator wrestling or catfish? Al Burt has some answers for you."--Forum

 

"Burt's writing shows a Florida that is vanishing before our eyes. [He] reveals the strange, quirky, charming face of the Sunshine State by writing about catfishermen on Lake Okeechobee, by relating the stories of Florida cowboys who drove free-range cattle across the state and by describing the hardships of a couple who abandoned south Florida for an organic farm in the Panhandle."--Weekly Planet

 

"Burt grabs the spirit of the Florida that once was, tantalizes us, makes us nostalgic and weaves a bit of oral history as we travel with him. . . . It's as warm as a front-porch gathering on a July evening or a grandma's hug, as fresh as a fall breeze through the pinewoods or across an undeveloped coastal dune."--Gainesville Sun

 

"Drawing upon his long career as a roving Florida journalist, Burt uses a series of vivid biographical profiles to explore the full range of 'crackerdom,' from the good old boys and 'pork chopper' politicians of the Panhandle to the native Conchs of Key West. Perhaps most impressive, he brings these endangered subcultures to life without resorting to sensationalist caricature or lapsing into nostalgic revery. Cracker Florida, which surely has suffered more than its share of condescension and misunderstanding, has finally found its laureate."--from the Foreword

 

Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida

Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida Review

Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida Feature

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Three big dreams, two Mouse Ears and one J-1 visa. What could possibly go wrong in the happiest place on earth? 

 

When Catherine Ryan Howard decides to swap the grey clouds of Ireland for the clear skies of the Sunshine State, she thinks all of her dreams - working in Walt Disney World, living in the United States, seeing a Space Shuttle launch - are about to come true.

 

Ahead of her she sees weekends at the beach, mornings by the pool and an inexplicably skinnier version of herself skipping around Magic Kingdom. But not long into her first day on Disney soil - and not long after a breakfast of Mickey-shaped pancakes - Catherine's bubble bursts and soon it seems that among Orlando's baked highways, monotonous mall clusters and world famous theme parks, pixie dust is hard to find and hair is downright impossible to straighten.

 

The only memoir about Space Shuttle launches, the town that Disney built, religious theme parks, Bruce Willis, humidity-challenged hair, the Ebola virus and - oh, yeah - working in Walt Disney World, MOUSETRAPPED: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida is the hilarious story of what happened when one Irish girl went searching for happiness in the happiest place on earth.

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

PART 1: An Irish Girl in a Disney World

 

The Call of the Mouse | Arrival | Mousetrapped | Apartment Living | Orientation | Stop This Train | Into the Kingdom | Not So Happy Holidays

 

PART 2: Good Morning, America!

 

Miles in America | Mission Space | The Town That Disney Built | Adventures in Humidity | Coffee Has Two 'f's | Go for Launch | In God We Trust | Farewell

 

Um, quick question: why did you call this book "MOUSETRAPPED" when you didn't work directly for  The Walt Disney Company?

 

The first time this book was referred to as "MOUSETRAPPED" was back in the summer of 2006, before I'd written a word of it or even left for Florida. I was still in Holland, where one of my colleagues - who knew that my biggest dream was to be a published writer - jokingly said, "You can write a book about this - and call it Mousetrapped!" I laughed the idea off at the time, but then when I arrived in Florida and things didn't go as planned, this conversation came back to me and I thought to myself, Not only is that a great idea - but that's a great title!

 

The book is called MOUSETRAPPED, yes, but so is Chapter 3, in which I describe my life just after I arrived but before I started work. Because I had no transport, my world was confined to the triangle formed by my apartment, a shopping mall and Downtown Disney. Therefore, I spent most of my time inside Walt Disney World because I'd nowhere else to go. This is what I mean when I say "mousetrapped."

 

I didn't work directly for The Walt Disney Company, but for an international hotel group who own a property in Epcot Resorts. We were referred to as "cast members," had to use all the same terminology as Disney used (costumes, backstage, etc.) and attended Traditions, Disney's orientation program, before starting work. We all loved Disney, and many of the staff had once worked in the parks. What I'm getting at is that we didn't see ourselves as any different from "real" cast members. We always said, "I work in Walt Disney World" - because we did.

 

So if you're looking for one of those Disney exposé books that tell you about the time Minnie was caught behind Cinderella's Castle upchucking into her head, no, this book isn't it. But if you're looking for a book about a girl who got to live in Orlando by way of a job in a Walt Disney hotel and who, inspired by Wishes, tried to make all her dreams come true while she was there, then MOUSETRAPPED might well be it...

Spooky Florida: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore

Spooky Florida: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore Review

Spooky Florida: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore

Visiting Small-Town Florida

Visiting Small-Town Florida Review

Visiting Small-Town Florida Feature

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This new edition of Bruce Hunt’s popular guide reveals the real, old-time Florida still to be found on the back roads of the Sunshine state in little towns that lure you in with their quaintness and keep you there for a spell with their friendly occupants. The towns featured all have a population of less than 10,000. The author revisited all the towns in the book for this update. He chatted with the inhabitants to get the inside story on how things have changed—and how they haven’t. He introduces each town’s history, museums, galleries, antiques shops, local eateries, and anything else he could find, including fishing holes and unusual and endearing local characters. This travelogue and guidebook lets you experience the flavor of Florida’s back-road burgs and provides directions, addresses, phone numbers, and websites. Illustrated with the author’s photographs. Includes maps.

Florida History (State Studies: Florida)

Florida History (State Studies: Florida) Review

How did Henry Flagler help in Florida's development? What happened when European explorers arrived in Florida? How did air conditioning and insect spray change life in Florida? You can find the answers to these in this book, which contains all kinds of fascinating, historical facts that tell the story of the state of Florida. Inside, you will find information about the first people of Florida and the explorers and settlers who came later. You will learn about Florida's role in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. And, you'll find out why Florida was and is called the Sunshine State. Inside you'll find: maps that help you find your way around Florida, photographs that let you see what you are reading about, a glossary, index, and list of more books to read to help you find what you're looking for and better understand it.

Native Florida Plants: Low Maintenance Landscaping and Gardening

Native Florida Plants: Low Maintenance Landscaping and Gardening Review

Many counties in Florida now require that new commercial landscapes contain a percentage of native plants. Native landscapes are easier to maintain, use less water and thrive without chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Native Florida Plants describes every type of regional flora---from seaside foliage and wildflowers to grassy meadows, shrubs, vines, and aquatic gardens---in 301 profiles and accompanying color photographs.

The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise

The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise Review

The Everglades was once reviled as a liquid wasteland, and Americans dreamed of draining it. Now it is revered as a national treasure, and Americans have launched the largest environmental project in history to try to save it. The Swamp is the stunning story of the destruction and possible resurrection of the Everglades, the saga of man's abuse of nature in southern Florida and his unprecedented efforts to make amends. Michael Grunwald, a prize-winning national reporter for The Washington Post, takes readers on a riveting journey from the Ice Ages to the present, illuminating the natural, social and political history of one of America's most beguiling but least understood patches of land.

The Everglades was America's last frontier, a wild country long after the West was won. Grunwald chronicles how a series of visionaries tried to drain and "reclaim" it, and how Mother Nature refused to bend to their will; in the most harrowing tale, a 1928 hurricane drowned 2,500 people in the Everglades. But the Army Corps of Engineers finally tamed the beast with levees and canals, converting half the Everglades into sprawling suburbs and sugar plantations. And though the southern Everglades was preserved as a national park, it soon deteriorated into an ecological mess. The River of Grass stopped flowing, and 90 percent of its wading birds vanished.

Now America wants its swamp back. Grunwald shows how a new breed of visionaries transformed Everglades politics, producing the billion rescue plan. That plan is already the blueprint for a new worldwide era of ecosystem restoration. And this book is a cautionary tale for that era. Through gripping narrative and dogged reporting, Grunwald shows how the Everglades is still threatened by the same hubris, greed and well-intentioned folly that led to its decline.

Michael Grunwald is a reporter at The Washington Post. He has won the George Polk Award for national reporting, the Worth Bingham Prize for investigative reporting, and many other awards. He lives in Miami with his wife, Cristina Dominguez.

Visit his website at www.michaelgrunwald.com.

Month-by-Month Gardening in Florida: Revised Edition

Month-by-Month Gardening in Florida: Revised Edition Review

The Month-by-Month™ guides offer valuable advice on the proper timing of garden maintainance activities for each month. Month-by-Month™ Gardening in Florida is one of the first titles of the redesigned series from Cool Springs Press.

Top features include:

• 4-color photography and line-drawing illustrations to demonstrate cultural practices
• Covers all major plant categories
• Specific advice for every month of the year
• Updated edition includes text revisions, additional reference materials, and a new design

Salvaging the Real Florida: Lost and Found in the State of Dreams

Salvaging the Real Florida: Lost and Found in the State of Dreams Review

A ramble through the wild backyard of Florida

"Bill Belleville writes gorgeously and straight from the heart." --Carl Hiaasen, reviewing Losing It All to Sprawl

"If Bill Belleville were a quilt maker, this book would be his finest spread. It is a mosaic, in fact; a series of essays, each a snapshot of Florida. But pieced together, the collage becomes a kaleidoscopic rendering of our remarkable peninsula. And underlying the whole fabric is a fine batting of philosophy: we are reminded of our spiritual links to such a place, and our obligations to keep it whole."--Archie Carr III

"Get off the interstate, cast a cold eye on the strip mall, eschew the theme park, and come with Bill Belleville to the green heart of the real Florida. He takes you to the secret places in the deep woods, the holy swamps, the springs blue as a sapphire and cold as a January midnight."--Diane Roberts, author of Dream State

"Bill Belleville has earned the respect of just about everyone who cares about the Florida environment and Salvaging can only confirm his reputation. It's a little repast of little essays, replete with delicious revelations, such as the color of apple snail eggs (pink) and what sorts of organisms will grow on a sunken refrigerator (read the book). But it's much more than that. Spend some time with Belleville and he'll show you how much beauty there still is in our flowered state and how much, deeply much, it's worth saving."--Lola Haskins, poet and author of Still, the Mountain

Modern life has a tendency to trap people in cubicles, cars, and cookie-cutter suburbs. Thankfully, someone comes along now and then to remind us of the beauty that presents itself when we turn off the information feeds and turn away from the daily grind.

Bill Belleville’s enchanting Salvaging the Real Florida invites readers to rediscover treasures hidden in plain sight. Join Belleville as he paddles a glowing lagoon, slogs through a swamp, explores a spring cave, dives a "literary" shipwreck, and pays a visit to the colorful historic district of an old riverboat town. Journey with him in search of the apple snail, the black bear, a rare cave-dwelling shrimp, and more. Everywhere he goes, Belleville finds beauty, intrigue, and, more often than not, a legacy in peril.

Following in the tradition of John Muir, William Bartram, and Henry David Thoreau, Belleville forges intimate connections with his surroundings. Like the works of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Archie Carr, his evocative stories carry an urgent and important call to preserve what is left of the natural world.

Bill Belleville is a veteran author and documentary filmmaker specializing in environmental issues. His books include the critically acclaimed Losing It All to Sprawl: How Progress Ate My Cracker Landscape and River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida’s St. Johns River.

 

 

Florida Trips

Florida Trips Review

Planning a Florida vacation? Learn about several popular attractions in the Sunshine State such as Orlando, Miami, Key West, The Kennedy Space Center, and St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States