{"product_id":"tracing-florida-journeys-explorers-travelers-and-landscapes-then-and-now-paperback","title":"Tracing Florida Journeys: Explorers, Travelers, and Landscapes Then and Now - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeslie Kemp Poole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover Florida's unique places across\u003cbr\u003etime through writings from history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow has\u003cbr\u003eFlorida's land changed across five centuries? What has stayed the same, and\u003cbr\u003ewhat remains only in memory? In \u003ci\u003eTracing\u003cbr\u003eFlorida Journeys\u003c\/i\u003e, Leslie Poole\u003cbr\u003edelves into the stories of well-known explorers and travelers who came to the\u003cbr\u003epeninsula and wrote about their experiences, looking at their words and the\u003cbr\u003epaths they took from the perspective of today.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003ethese pages, John Muir and Harriet Beecher Stowe write about their visits to Florida, \u003cbr\u003ereflecting their expectations of a place that was touted to be \"paradise.\" John\u003cbr\u003eJames Audubon finds riches of bird life in the Keys. Zora Neale Hurston travels\u003cbr\u003eto turpentine camps and sawmills documenting the stories and music of workers\u003cbr\u003eand residents. Jonathan Dickinson and Stephen Crane recount shipwrecks along a sparsely\u003cbr\u003epopulated coastline. Members of Hernando de Soto's violent\u003cbr\u003e1539 expedition of conquest describe their struggles with dense swamps, \u003cbr\u003eforests, and rivers, and resistance from the Native people they exploited.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing\u003cbr\u003ejournals and articles by these and other authors that date back to the early European\u003cbr\u003eexploration of the region, Poole retraces their steps. The land they write\u003cbr\u003eabout is often hard to imagine in today's Florida, a top destination for\u003cbr\u003etourists filled with almost 22 million residents. These stories show the\u003cbr\u003eevolving history of the state and the richness of its natural resources.\u003cbr\u003ePoole's comparisons also point to the people who have been displaced and the\u003cbr\u003eecosystems that have been dramatically altered by exploration and development.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlighting\u003cbr\u003ethe Florida that was and the Florida that exists now, Poole brings together historical\u003cbr\u003eresearch, interviews with experts, and her personal experiences to tell a\u003cbr\u003erevealing story of the state's natural history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunding for this publication was provided through a grant from Florida\u003cbr\u003eHumanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any\u003cbr\u003eviews, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication\u003cbr\u003edo not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National\u003cbr\u003eEndowment for the Humanities. \u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.98 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48664194121976,"sku":"9780813080475","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/geP03OUYKS9780813080475.webp?v=1779997828","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/tracing-florida-journeys-explorers-travelers-and-landscapes-then-and-now-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}