Catholics, Conquistadores, and Other American Origin Stories
La Florida explores a Spanish thread to early American history that is unfamiliar or even unknown to most Americans. As La Florida uncovers, it was Spanish influence, not English, which drove America's early history. By focusing on America's Spanish heritage, the book's collection of stories complicates and sometimes challenges how Americans view ......
Lighthouses of the Southern States is the classic guide to the most significant lighthouses in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Through stirring historic accounts and stunning color and archival photographs, the stories of more than thirty-five lighthouses come alive in vivid detail. Each light - from Bodie Island Light on the Outer Banks to ......
This study examines mixed-race identity and heritage in the American South. The author analyzes the "memoir of the search" literary genre and contextualizes texts in relation to contemporary negotiations of family history and national memory.
This study examines mixed-race identity and heritage in the American South. The author analyzes the "memoir of the search" literary genre and contextualizes texts in relation to contemporary negotiations of family history and national memory.
Using iconic images and many not so well-known illustrations, Nostalgic Florida is a pictorial history of all that has come to represent Florida in print media.
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Oklahoma Off the Beaten Path shows you the Sooner State you never knew existed. Catch a reenactment of an historic Wild West show at Pawnee Bill Buffalo Ranch, stroll through the collection of bonsai trees and Japanese-style cascading pools at ......
Kayak, Canoe, and Stand-Up Paddle the Best of the Texas Shoreline
This family-oriented guide details the very best recreational paddles along the Texas Coast. User-friendly format with informative maps throughout Informative at-a-glance paddle specs for every trail Author is seasoned outdoor enthusiast GPS coordinates for every put-in/takeout
Overseer Contracts, White Masculinities, and the Formation of Managerial
This study examines white male identity in the plantation economy of the antebellum American South. By analyzing employment contracts between plantation owners and their overseers, and the web of public and private law that surrounded them, this book challenges notions of a monolithic white male identity.