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Featured Titles

THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESSwww.myfloridahistory.org, email: , (321) 690-0099 ext.211
For a full list of books see our catalog introduction

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
from Jacksonville to Miami
1881 to 1935

William G. Crawford, Jr.


The first comprehensive look at the Florida portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIW) written by the acknowledged expert on the subject, historian and Ft. Lauderdale native William G. Crawford, Jr.

400 pages
Hard Cover $34.95
Paperback $29.95

Judy Lindquist

Set during the English siege of St. Augustine in 1702, this historical novel is a great story for readers of all ages. Spanish and Native American families seek refuge in the Castillo de San Marcos as a battle rages around them.


128 pages
Paperback $14.95

Canaveral Light
Don David Argo


Winner of the Patrick D. Smith Award for best novel based on Florida history, Don Argo’s story of pioneer life during the Second Seminole Indian War and beyond is quickly becoming a classic.


286 pages
Hard Cover $23.95

Crossing Division Street
An Oral History of the African-American Community in Orlando
Benjamin D. Brotemarkle

Winner of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Award, this book provides an overview of the people, institutions and events that shaped the establishment, growth and history of the African American Community in Orlando.

208 Pages
Paperback $23.95

Weird Florida II
In a State of Shock

Eliot Kleinberg
The sequel to Palm Beach Post reporter Eliot Kleinberg’s original collection of unusual and sometimes unbelievable facts about the Sunshine State.


256 Pages
Paperback $19.95

Overhead the Sun
John Ashworth


This powerful historical novel explores race relations in Florida and is written by John Ashworth, who in the 1950’s interviewed survivors of the infamous Rosewood Massacre of 1923.


400 Pages
Paperback $21.95