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Visiting Small-Town Florida

Bruce Hunt

This completely revised and updated edition of a popular guide leads you to Florida's most charming and historic towns, places with names like Bagdad, Sopchoppy, Ozello, and Two Egg. It's a guidebook, a travelogue, and a sort of a history book, all told in the author's easygoing c
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A Paddler's Guide to Everglades National Park

Johnny Molloy - University Press of Florida, ©2015.
Format: Print book

"Navigating the 1.5-million-acre Everglades National Park just got easier. From lists of necessary tools for a safe, dry and successful adventure to locating ground and beach campsites for weary campers to rest their boards, the guide works." - St. Petersburg Times "This...
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Guide to Florida Lighthouses

Elinor De Wire - Pineapple Press
Format: Paperback

This engaging and colorful guidebook brings alive the many lighthouses of the Sunshine State. Some thirty Florida lighthouses guide ships south from the St. Marys River to the tip of the Keys, then north to Pensacola Bay. They comprise some of Florida's oldest and most historic structures...
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Lonely Planet Florida & the South's Best Trips

LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Florida & the South's Best Trips. Featuring 30 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures,...
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Backroads of Paradise: A Journey to Rediscover Old Florida

Cathy Salustri - University Press of Florida
Format: Print book

"A handy road companion for any tourist, newcomer, or longtime Floridian who wants to get off the beaten path and travel back in time." - Bobby Braddock, Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter "In staccato bursts of frenzy and passion, Salustri has written a modern love...
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An Ecotourist's Guide to the Everglades and the Florida Keys

Robert Silk - Univ Pr Of Florida
Format: Print book

"As essential as sunscreen and a must-have for anyone visiting or living in South Florida." - Mac Stone, author of Everglades: America's Wetland "An alluring snapshot, capturing the regions' fun side with fishing, fantasy, food, and an overall funky feel."...
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Barrier Islands of the Florida Gulf Coast Peninsula

Richard A Davis Jr. - Pineapple Press
Format: Print book

With text and hundreds of figures, charts, drawings, and color photos, this book covers the long, narrow islands that run near and all along the Gulf coast of the Florida peninsula, considered by geologists to be the most complicated barrier island system in the world. These 30 islands...
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Waters Less Traveled: Exploring Florida's Big Bend Coast

Doug Alderson

Florida's Big Bend Coast is one of America's longest and wildest continuous wetlands. Seminole Indians once sought refuge from American soldiers along its shores. Today, visitors find a different kind of refuge, a refuge from a hectic world. In the first comprehensive armchair gui
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Flyfisher's Guide to Florida Saltwater

Larry Kinder

A comprehensive guide to saltwater fishing, covering the east and west coast of Florida. Details the best fishing areas, and includes charts, maps, tackle shops and photos.
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Forts of Florida: A Guidebook

Rodney P Carlisle

A quick and accurate tour guide to Florida's military past"This comprehensive book of Florida forts will shock readers with its historical insight and depth. A must-read for anyone planning a vacation to any of Florida's iconic historical landmarks."--Matthew J
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Florida State Parks

Michal Strutin

* Includes all natural and historical parks, preserves, and recreational areas.* Covers one of the largest and best-organized state park systems in the country. This guidebook to Florida state parks includes information on where to hike, camp, snork
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The Springs of Florida

Doug Stamm - Pineapple Press
Format: Paperback

The deepest and largest known springs in the world are found in Florida. This book is a guided tour of theese beautiful environments, offering many rare underwater photographs. Beginning with a history of the formation of Florida's springs eons ago and ending with a strong caution on cave...
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