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  • The Calusa and Their Legacy

    South Florida People and Their Environments

    by Darcie A. Macmahon, William H. Marquardt ...
    Series series Native Peoples, Cultures, and Places of the Southeastern United States
    A journey into the history and cultural traditions of the Calusa people of south FloridaThe Calusa were a powerful native people on the Gulf coast, their influence spanning south Florida and lasting well into the European invasion. The Calusa and Their Legacy tells the story of the Calusa in relation to the unique environment that sustained them with abundance. This fascinating history is enhanced ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Fort Mose, Second Edition

    Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom

    by Kathleen Deagan, Darcie MacMahon, Jane Landers ...
    Series series Florida Humanities Partnership Publications
    The illustrated story of the history and groundbreaking discovery of an important historical site, fully updated on the 30th anniversary of its first publicationMore than 300 years ago, enslaved people of African descent risked their lives to escape from slavery on English plantations in South Carolina. Hearing that Spaniards in Florida promised religious sanctuary, they made their way south to St ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • The Birds That Audubon Missed

    Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness

    by Kenn Kaufman ...
    Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers in this fascinating “blend of history, science, art, biography, and memoir” (Booklist, starred review).Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Jungle of Stone

    The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya

    by William Carlsen ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe "masterful chronicle" of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya and the quest to unlock their secrets.Featuring a history and description of the major Maya sites, including **Chichen Itza, Tulum,**Palenque, Uxmal, Copan, and more. Illustrated with a map and more than 100 images.In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling ... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • El Norte

    The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America

    by Carrie Gibson ...
    A sweeping saga of the Spanish history and influence in North America over five centuries, from the acclaimed author of Empire's Crossroads.Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Empire's Crossroads

    A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day

    by Carrie Gibson ...
    A "wide-ranging, vivid" narrative history of one of the most coveted and complex regions of the world: the Caribbean ( The Observer).Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the Santa Maria and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for projected fantasies and competition between world powers. In Empire's Crossroads, British American historian Carrie Gibson ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wildlife Spectacles

    Mass Migrations, Mating Rituals, and Other Fascinating Animal Behaviors

    by Vladimir Dinets ...
    Equal parts nature guide, adventure story, and coffee table book!People are captivated by wild animals—by their strength and their size and by the things they do to stay alive. In Wildlife Spectacles zoologist Vladimir Dinets dives deep into this wonder, allowing curious readers to discover just how spectacular wild animals can be. In the rich, fully illustrated pages you’ll discover the migration ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Cradle of Gold

    The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-Life Indiana Jones, and the Search for Machu Picchu

    by Christopher Heaney ...
    "Hiram Bingham and the Machu Picchu saga deserve no less than Cradle of Gold, Christopher Heaney's thorough, engrossing portrait." ― The Wall Street JournalIn 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the breathtaking heights of the Andes, this settlement of temples, tombs and palaces was ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Birds of Prey

    Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America

    by Pete Dunne, Kevin T. Karlson ...
    A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America's birds of prey, from the award-winning birder and author of Gulls Simplified.Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne's definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action—fighting, hunting, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Sound of the Sea

    Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans

    by Cynthia Barnett ...
    **A Science Friday Best Science Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the YearA Library Journal Best Science and Technology Book of the YearA Tampa Bay Times Best Book of the YearA stunning history of seashells and the animals that make them that "will have you marveling at nature…Barnett’s account remarkably spirals out, appropriately, to become a much larger story about the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Mosquito Empires

    Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620–1914

    by J. R. McNeill ...
    Series series New Approaches to the Americas
    This book explores the links among ecology, disease, and international politics in the context of the Greater Caribbean - the landscapes lying between Surinam and the Chesapeake - in the seventeenth through early twentieth centuries. Ecological changes made these landscapes especially suitable for the vector mosquitoes of yellow fever and malaria, and these diseases wrought systematic havoc among ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Where Is the Amazon?

    by Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by Daniel Colon ...
    Series series Where Is?
    Without risking life or limb, readers can explore the wonders and beauty of the Amazon in this Where Is...? title.Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated 390 ... Read more

    $3.99 USD