Florida

Enjoy the natural beauty, wildlife, and incredible biodiversity of Florida's premier wilderness corridor, the Florida National Scenic Trail, in this first-ever large-format photographic chronicle of the trail north. A narrative of day hikes, backpacking trips, and notes on natural and cultural history accompany stunning images of the trail, which extends 1,300 miles from the Everglades cypress swamps to the white sand beachfront near Pensacola.

2007 Florida Book Award Winner!!! Discover the evolution of Florida's historical, cultural, and natural landscape with Florida's documentarian Bruce Hunt. 115 then and now photo pairs tell the story of the state's development over the past 100 years.

"In his gorgeous coffee-table book, Hunt pairs black-and-white historical photos of Florida beaches, skylines and downtowns with modern color photos of the same scenes. The Tampa native also wrote well-researched histories of each city/location."---Gerald Ensley, Tallahassee Democrat

The swamplands of southwest Florida are a hauntingly beautiful, complex, and delicate environment. Yet, like much of our country's wilderness at the beginning of the 21st century, it is threatened by a burgeoning population and uncontrolled growth. With color photographs, quotations, poetry, scientific information, and the authors' personal experiences, Florida's Unsung Wilderness: The Swamps highlights the diversity and beauty of this unique ecosystem and works to inspire readers to become involved in its preservation.

Florida’s reputation relies on its rich history of citrus groves, cigar factories, ranches, and off-beat attractions. While development and progress have washed away many reminders of this history, a plethora of landmarks of Old Florida still brighten the state—and are now preserved forever in the nostalgic stories and hand-crafted images found within the pages of this full-color book. From turtle soup to shuffleboard; Apalachicola oysters to lawn bowling; you’ll find delight on every page. A perfect gift for friends and family, and a fun way to celebrate and explore Florida’s unique heritage. Complete with historical information, full-color map, and directions to all 73 landmarks.

Once an award-winning photojournalist, Patty DiRienzo now focuses on replicating the nostalgic look of vintage photographs by hand-coloring b & w portraits and creating image transfer art. In 2002 Patty received a grant from the Florida Humanities council to create the images in this book.

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