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English
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African Americans have risen from the slave plantations of nineteenth-century Florida to become the heads of corporations and members of congress in the twenty-first century. They have played an important role in making Florida the successful state it is today. This book takes you on a tour through the 67 counties, of the sites that commemorate the role of African Americans in Florida's history.
Author
Publisher
Pineapple Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Fouth edition.
Language
English
Description
"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. There is an introduction with each town's history. Included are museums, galleries, antiques shops, local eateries, local fishing holes,...
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English
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The pace of redevelopment has accelerated in recent years along Tampa Bay's gulf beaches, leaving tourists and residents alike in awe. This volume provides a glimpse at the beaches as they were and as they are today, and opens a whole new window to view the development that both enhances and threatens the barrier islands. Author R. Wayne Ayers and photographer Nancy Ayers, residents of Belleair Beach, are actively involved in chronicling and preserving...
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English
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Florida in the late 1800s was a paradise waiting to be discovered. During this period, two visionary tycoons of the Gilded Age set out on separate ventures that would transform the Sunshine State from America's last frontier into a destination for the rich and famous. The grand hotels that Henry M. Flagler and Henry B. Plant opened at their planned resort sites offered a fantasy stay surrounded by all the accoutrements expected by sophisticated, Gilded...
Author
Publisher
Pineapple Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Cathedrals of War tells the story of Florida's coastal fortifications from Amelia Island on the Florida/Georgia border, to Key West, the Dry Tortugas, an atoll midway between Key West and Havana, Cuba and Pensacola on Florida's west coast. Covering the colonial era to the Civil War to the late 1880s, this book explains the specific locations, designs of the forts, the strategy behind their construction, military necessity, and purpose that led to...
16) Local government
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this book, readers will learn how local government is organized. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about how the various roles and divisions in local government work together to ensure our cities and towns are run effectively"--
Author
Publisher
Reader's Digest Association
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Presents the military battlefields of America and explores each site, offering descriptions of the campaigns, the battlefield's significance, and monuments to the fallen, and includes travel tips for planning a trip to a site.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Description
Imagines a New Russia of the near future that is ruled by a reconstituted nobility and which blends draconian codes with modern technology while locking down Western borders, a region in which a twenty-years-older Vladimir Putin has appropriated all freeenterprise.
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Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
Description
When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils.... Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by...
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