A compelling story of scandal and reform at the highest levels of state government In the 1970s, justices on the Florida Supreme Court were popularly elected. But a number of scandals threatened to topple the court until public outrage led to profound reforms and fundamental changes in the way justices were seated. One justice abruptly retired ......
The story of a power struggle that dominated Florida politics for decades The power struggle between Claude Pepper and Ed Ball in the mid-twentieth century impacted the future of Florida. This lively account of their interlocking careers-both dominated by a personal quest for power, money, and purpose-illuminates the historical role of these two ......
A memoir of growing up in Florida interwoven with cultural reflections of the state from The X-Files to Emerson-revealing the complex truths of life as a Floridian Florida and pop culture are a magnetic, viral match. From true crimes on social media to spring break movies to Miami Vice, the state has been served up for the rest of the world ......
Portraits of dancers rendered through reflective storytelling and exquisite photography, illustrating the varieties of individual paths within the world of ballet Infinite Steps invites readers into the deeply personal journeys of thirty-three ballet dancers from around the world, tracing their paths from first plies to final bows and beyond. ......
The Archaeology of Garbage and Consumerism During Chicago's 1893 World's Fair
Exploring twentieth-century urban America through trash and artifacts from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Through archaeological and archival research from sites associated with the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Disposing of Modernity explores the changing world of urban America at the turn of the twentieth century. Featuring ......
Relationships, Mobility, and Landscapes of Possibility
Reinterpreting the Great Lakes fur trade as a dynamic interplay of ambition, alliances, and evolving identities The North American fur trade was more than a system of economic exchange. In this book, Amelie Allard examines the Great Lakes region as a dynamic landscape where European traders and Indigenous peoples negotiated clashing ......
The story of an influential Black Panther member who has lived in exile in Africa for 55 years Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for General Nonfiction In the tumultuous year after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, 29-year-old Pete O'Neal became inspired by reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X and founded the Kansas City branch of the ......
A novel cross-cultural exploration of how maritime peoples have engaged with the sea through cosmology, spirituality, and ritual Sentient Seas offers a global perspective on maritime cultures, examining how societies across time and space have understood and interacted with the sea. Synthesizing archaeological evidence, historical documents, and ......
A leading authority on the archaeology of Florida tells the story of the state's past as a Spanish colony Florida is the state with the oldest recorded history of European contact, beginning with the arrival of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon more than five centuries ago-but many people don't know the full story of Florida during this ......
