Florida History
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Last Train To Paradise
by Les Standiford
LES STANDIFORD is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels, including most recently Bone Key, as well as several works of nonfiction. He has received the Frank O’Connor Award for Short Fiction and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Since 1981 he has lived in Miami with his wife and three children. They are themselves survivors of Hurricane Andrew.
Florida History Books & Ephemera
B.A.R. Bay Area Reporter: vol. 11, #2, January 15, 1981; LAPD Has New Liason for Gay Community
by Lorch, Paul F., editor, Wayne Friday, Harry Britt, John F. Karr, et al
San Francisco: Bob Ross, 1981. Newspaper. 36p., folded tabloid newspaper, various pagination, news, reports, opinion, ads, photos, events, services and resources, toning else very good on newsprint. Friday on his resignation from The Tavern Guild. Connie O'Connor elected Toklas President. Floridians angered over Cuban refugees - MCC blamed. During the 1980s after the assassination of Harvey Milk and the subsequent riots the paper began more political and activist reportage.
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$15.00
The Season : Inside Palm Beach and America's Richest Society
by Ronald Kessler
HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$6.51
Stan: An American Story
by Stan Gober
Keller Publishing, 2006. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$8.88
NAPLES
by Frazer, Lynne Howard
Dover, NH: Arcadia. Very Good. 2004. Paperback. 0738517151 . Previous owner's gift inscription on half-title page ; Paperback. 128 pp. B&W photos. Photographic history of Naples, FL. Part of Images of America series; Images of America Series; Small 8vo; 128 pages .
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$6.40
![Big Blow [Federal Theatre, Works Progress Administration]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/775/329/1429329775.0.b.jpg)
Big Blow [Federal Theatre, Works Progress Administration]
by [Theodore Pratt (1901-1969)]
[New York. 1938]. [4]pp. Program. 9 x 5 inches. Soft horizontal crease; numerous light creases from general handling, Very Good. Program for the play Big Blow set in Florida's hurricane country. The show was produced by the Federal Theatre program under the sponsorship of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and staged at New York City's Maxine Elliott's Theatre. Big Blow is based on the same-titled novel by Minneapolis-native Theodore Pratt (1901-1969), known for his novels set in Florida: "Trading...
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$81.00
The Cross in the Sand: The Early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870
by MICHAEL GANNON
University Press of Florida, 1965-12-01. Paperback. Very Good. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, internally clean. The story of the early centuries of the Catholic Church in Florida, the oldest establishment of the Christian faith in the United States, is one of the most remarkable in Florida’s more than 400 years of history. Michael Gannon first traces Florida’s discovery by Catholics, their subsequent...
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$16.97
![Focus: Gay Community Center of Orange County newspaper [vol. 7, no. 8] August 1977](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/392/637/1413637392.0.b.jpg)
Focus: Gay Community Center of Orange County newspaper [vol. 7, no. 8] August 1977
by Beaudoin, Richard, editor, John Ketel, Doug Farson et al
Garden Grove: Gay Community Center of Orange County, 1977. Newspaper. 28p. including covers, 8x10.5 inches, columns, news, services, ads, events listings, mildly-worn and toned pastebound newsletter on newsprint, ragged opening on several pages not affecting text. This issue is unclearly marked as vol. 8 #3 but that is unlikely as the March 1977 issue was vol. 7, #3. Much reporting on Anita Bryant and dade County, Florida.
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$20.00
Florida Trails
by Packard, Winthrop
Pineapple Pr Inc, 1983-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1983 reprint of this 1910 classic of Florida history. Minor shelf wear, slight chipping to paper covers, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked.
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$30.00
Bay Colony Golf Club Cookbook
by Gahabka, Wilhelm
NP: Blurb. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 2011. Hardcover. No DJ as issued ; Color photo hardback binding. Color photos. Cookbook by executive chef at Naples, FL country club ; Oblong 8vo (9.4 X 8.8 X 0.5 inches); 119 pages .
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$20.00
Big Sugar - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Wilkinson, Alec
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394573129 . First edition/first printing in about Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket, spine lightly faded; .
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$29.00
Gaceta lírica: volumen II, Julio de 1990
by Henríquez, Francisco, editor
Miami: Academia Poetica de Miami, 1990. 52p., 5.5x8.5 inches, text in Spanish, very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps.
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$15.00
Koreshan Unity
Estero, FL: Koreshan Unity, 1985. Six-panel brochure for visitors to the historic site of the Koreshan Unity settlement in Florida, 3.75x8.5 inches, very good condition. Undated, but mentions back issues of a publication going up to 1984.
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$17.00
Exilio
by Vila, Jose Jorge and Guillermo Zalamea Arenas
Miami: Editorial AIP, 1967. 416p., text in Spanish, slightly creased four-color wraps with a collage of photos depicting various important aspects of Cuban exile existence otherwise very good first edition trade paperback. The Cuban American authors present "a la vezz que triunfal panorama del destierro en Miami de quienes optaron por la libertad fuera de su patria antes que la esclavitud dentro de ella." - inside front wrap.
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$40.00
Dreamers, Schemers and Scalawags (Florida Chronicles)
by McIver, Stuart B
Pineapple Press, 1998-05-01. Paperback. Very Good. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Florida has been the home of many unusual characters throughout the years. Meet Ned Buntline, Laura Riding, Wilson Mizner, Sam Jones, and many others. Storytellers, lawbreakers, movers and shakers, sportsmen, moviemakers, visionaries, and mobsters all left their mark on Florida.
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$9.97
Florida's Rivers
by Boning, Charles R
Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 2008. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Illustrated. Florida's rivers comprise a tapestry of natural wonders. They support rich ecosystems. They define the landscape and lend character to the regions through which they pass. The first half of the book provides an overview of Florida's waterways, while the second half provides detailed information on 60 of Florida's rivers, covering each one from source to end. From the Blackwater River in the western...
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$30.00
BeachHunter's Florida Gulf Beaches Access Guide: Finding Your Paradise on Florida's Lower Gulf Coast
by McRee, David B
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013-09-07. Paperback. Very Good. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. This is a guide to more than 120 beach access points on the Florida Gulf coast between Tarpon Springs and Marco Island. It does not cover panhandle beaches or Florida Key's beaches. It is most useful for people traveling to Florida beaches by car, and will help you find parking, lifeguards, dog-friendly beaches, remote beaches, full-service beaches and much more....
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$22.00
Brevard: On the Edge of Sea & Space
by Stone, Elaine Murray, L. A. Davis (Cporporate Profiles) & George Becker (Photos)
Montgomery, AL: Community Communications Corp. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 1885352174 . In VG DJ (in protector) ; Black cloth hardback. Color & B&W illustrations, bibliography, index. History & description of Florida county; 4to (13.3 X 10.5 X 0.8 inches); 104 pages .
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$16.00
Florida Trail Companion Guide for Long Distance Hikers Third Edition
by Florida Trail Association; Sandra Friend [Editor]
Florida Trail Association, 2007-01-01. 3rd. Paperback. Very Good. Vintage trail guide, things may have changed since the publication. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked.
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$39.97
Success factors of young African-American women at a historically black college
by Ross, Marilyn J
Westport: Praeger, 2003. Hardcover. x, 139p., first printing. Study of Florida Memorial College in Miami. Very good.
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$30.00
Florida's Pinellas Peninsula: A historical and pictorial commentary on the growth and development of this county on the Gulf Coast
by Young, June Hurley
Southern Heritage Press, 1996-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover, 177 glossy pages, contains many black and white historical photographs, and includes an index. Minor shelf wear, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Florida's Pinellas Peninsula: A historical and pictorial commentary on the growth and development of this county on the Gulf Coast.
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$19.97
Southern Shores
by Roger Bansemer
McGraw-Hill/Contemporary, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$8.09
Palmetto, 1897 - 1997. A Distinguished Past... A Promising Future
by The City of Palmetto
Palmetto Florida, City of Palmetto, 1997-01-01. Paperback. Good. Minor shelf wear, front cover is damaged from sticker removal, binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with sepia photographs, gives a short history through words and pictures of Palmetto, FL through the years, as well as listing historical information regarding prominent families in the area.
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$21.00
The New History of Florida
by Michael Gannon
Fine book, near fine dustjacket in a dust jacket protector,480 pages, indexlist of contributors, notes, bibliography, illustrations
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$15.00
Some Kind of Paradise : A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida
by Mark Derr
University Press of Florida, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$6.49
A.C.C.A. 1976
by Asociación de Críticos y Comentaristas de las Artes
Miami: The Association, 1976. Magazine. 92p., wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, illus., wraps worn else very good condition. Text in Spanish. Theater, film, dance, TV reviews for the Cuban Americans in Florida. Issue devoted to the the group's awards for best local artists, writers, musicians, actors, dancers, and radio personalities.
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$25.00
