In this intersectional history, Christine Ardalan tells the stories of nurses who worked among the Seminole and Miccosukee people in Florida during the mid-twentieth century. Ardalan profiles three US government field nurses, several public health nurses, and the Seminole practical nurse Betty Mae Tiger Jumper.
Mill Creek and the Toxic Legacies of the Anthropocene
Using archaeology to unearth the lingering effects of capitalism at one of Western Canada's first industrial sites Revenant Waste explores the haunting afterlife of industrial waste in Edmonton's Mill Creek Ravine, one of Western Canada's earliest industrial zones. This book shows how waste shapes vulnerable communities and environments both ......
The story of a small Florida community that has drawn spiritual seekers for over 125 years Calling itself a "metaphysical mecca," the small town of Cassadaga, between Orlando and Daytona Beach in central Florida, was established more than 125 years ago on the principle of continuous life, the idea that spirits of the dead commune with the ......
The essential guide to North American mosquitoes for researchers, professionals, and students, now available in an updated third edition Because of the occurrence of mosquito-borne diseases and the widespread distribution of mosquitoes as pests to humans, professionals must know how to identify them. With its wealth of information, this book ......
Mill Creek and the Toxic Legacies of the Anthropocene
Using archaeology to unearth the lingering effects of capitalism at one of Western Canada's first industrial sites Revenant Waste explores the haunting afterlife of industrial waste in Edmonton's Mill Creek Ravine, one of Western Canada's earliest industrial zones. This book shows how waste shapes vulnerable communities and environments both ......
Featuring over 1,000 hikes from across Florida, this comprehensive guide to experiencing the state's outdoor landscapes is fully updated in a new edition Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State is the definitive guide to experiencing the Florida outdoors through hiking. Featuring trails in environments as varied as jungle-like forests with ......
The history and groundbreaking discovery of a 1559 shipwreck and an ill-fated early Florida colony Honorable Mention, North American Society for Oceanic History John Lyman Book Award in the Naval and Maritime Science and Technology Category In 1559, Spanish explorer Tristan de Luna led a fleet of ships from Mexico to Pensacola Bay to settle ......
The stories of Cuban refugees who journeyed across the straits of Florida in search of a better future Between April and September 1980, more than 125,000 Cuban refugees fled their homeland, seeking freedom from Fidel Castro's dictatorship. They departed in boats from the port of Mariel and braved the dangerous 90-mile journey across the Straits ......
The overlooked story of one of nineteenth-century America's popular writers of mass market fiction The publication of Manch in 1880 marked the beginning of Mary Edwards Bryan's rise to prominence as one of nineteenth-century America's best-known writers of mass-market fiction. At a time when women were discouraged from having jobs of their own, ......
