Discover Florida's unique places acrosstime through writings from history How hasFlorida's land changed across five centuries? What has stayed the same, andwhat remains only in memory? In TracingFlorida Journeys, Leslie Pooledelves into the stories of well-known explorers and travelers who came to thepeninsula and wrote about their experiences, looking at their words and thepaths they took from the perspective of today. Inthese pages, John Muir and Harriet Beecher Stowe write about their visits to Florida, reflecting their expectations of a place that was touted to be "paradise." JohnJames Audubon finds riches of bird life in the Keys. Zora Neale Hurston travelsto turpentine camps and sawmills documenting the stories and music of workersand residents. Jonathan Dickinson and Stephen Crane recount shipwrecks along a sparselypopulated coastline. Members of Hernando de Soto's violent1539 expedition of conquest describe their struggles with dense swamps, forests, and rivers, and
“Gives long-overdue recognition to the women who shaped the state’s environmental movement and saved Florida’s water, land, and quality of life from worse destruction.”—Cynthia Barnett, author ofBlue
“Gives long-overdue recognition to the women who shaped the state’s environmental movement and saved Florida’s water, land, and quality of life from worse destruction.”—Cynthia Barnett, author of Blue
Maitland, known by members of the Seminole tribe as Fumecheliga (the muskmelon place), has a history as diverse and beautiful as its tranquil lake-studded Florida landscape. Named for a soldier who ne
