The story of a small Florida community that has drawn spiritual seekers for over 125 years Calling itself a "metaphysical mecca," the small town of Cassadaga, between Orlando and Daytona Beach in central Florida, was established more than 125 years ago on the principle of continuous life, the idea that spirits of the dead commune with the ......
Overturning the myth that medieval marriages were loveless, shown through a close analysis of troubadour poetry and historical records Medieval marriages are often understood to have been loveless, due partly to assumptions about arranged matches that have been reinforced by scholars who suggest that troubadour poetry was not concerned with ......
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 ......
The rise of Cape Canaveral's "second space age" and the nation's expansion of spacefaring initiatives in the twenty-first century Return to Launch is the story of how one state reshaped the trajectory of the US space program and helped usher in a new era of spaceflight. Stephen Smith takes readers behind the scenes of Florida's Space Coast, ......
The Historical Archaeology of Military Encampment During the American Civil War
Exploring Civil War camp sites and the lives of the soldiers who lived in them The American Civil War soldier, confined much of the time to his camp, suffered from boredom and sickness. Encampment was not only tedious but detrimental to his health; far more soldiers died of diseases from sharing close quarters with their comrades than from ......
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 ......
