A Concise History of Florida

As a new resident of Florida I wanted to learn more. The oldest city in the US, St Augustine. It’s more than Disney and theme parks. There are dark times but I’m hoping it will brighten.......more

Interesting Facts But Inch Deep This book is an I retesting chronology and has some great factoids, but there are few through lines, zero analysis, and enough obvious factual errors to call much of the book into question.......more

University of Central Florida lecturer James Clark has written a history of the "Sunshine State" that offers a useful introduction to the subject but lacks depth. The book moves from the arrival of the first Native American people in Florida nearly sixteen thousand years ago through the early twenty......more

very easy to read and chock full of facts I throughly enjoyed this book. It was easy to read, unlike many history books. It is suitable for anyone in high school through old age. On the downside, the editing is a little careless. By that, I am not referring to grammar and spelling. Rather, there is a......more

It is exactly what it says: a concise history of my home state. Perhaps too concise. As a native Floridian, I knew some of the details herein, but I learned a few things too, even concise as it is. Would recommend for a general overview of the state's history, but there are some areas of line you di......more