Discover the little-known story of the famous inventor's time in the Sunshine State Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was America's most famous and, arguably, most prolific inventor. But few realize the extent to which he called Florida, not New Jersey, home. From 1885 until his death in 1931, Edison wintered in the sleepy Gulf Coast town of ......
Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida NonfictionInside the filmmaking industry in Jacksonville before the rise of Hollywood Jacksonville, Florida, was the center of the infant film industry. Devastated by fire in 1901, rebuilt in a wide variety of architectural styles, sharing the same geographic and meteorological DNA as southern ......
Examining Brazilian artists' engagement with the natural world from 1900 to the present The Environment in Brazilian Culture explores the centrality of the natural world in shaping Brazilian literature, cinema, and art since 1900. This collection, exceptional in its representation of material from diverse locations and cultures within Brazil, ......
Transnational Histories of Gender, Sexuality, and Family
Understanding overlooked dimensions of the Cuban Revolution and its impact on the global left in the 1960s and beyond ? This volume reconsiders revolutionary Cuba's global influence by shifting the focus from high-level political leaders to perspectives traditionally sidelined, offering new insights into how everyday lives, family dynamics, ......
Transnational Histories of Gender, Sexuality, and Family
Understanding overlooked dimensions of the Cuban Revolution and its impact on the global left in the 1960s and beyond ? This volume reconsiders revolutionary Cuba's global influence by shifting the focus from high-level political leaders to perspectives traditionally sidelined, offering new insights into how everyday lives, family dynamics, ......
Revealing Merce Cunningham's creative processes as inspiration for today's dancers and choreographers In this book, former members of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company detail the technique classes, rehearsal procedures, and compositional approaches that defined Cunningham's New York studio for more than sixty years. Through firsthand accounts ......
New interpretations of the Revolutionary War era in a wide-ranging collection of cutting-edge archaeology and interdisciplinary insights. Although the American Revolutionary War has been extensively studied by archaeologists, this volume is the first to take a holistic approach to this storied conflict, incorporating perspectives of the field and ......
Exploring how ancient peoples developed seafaring technology and used watercraft to support and transform their societies The development of seafaring technology throughout history expanded geographical and social horizons--powering human mobility and interaction, structuring social contexts, shaping world views, and even affecting ......
Exploring how ancient peoples developed seafaring technology and used watercraft to support and transform their societies The development of seafaring technology throughout history expanded geographical and social horizons--powering human mobility and interaction, structuring social contexts, shaping world views, and even affecting ......
