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IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME!
Summertime is the time for reading, whether on the beach, on vacation, or indoors in cool, air-condtioned comfort! Begin your summer reading adventure right here! Browse our selections of History (our specialty!), modern bestsellers, sports, children's books, architecture, art and photography, and much more. In addition to the books listed in our on-line store, we have thousands of Florida postcards, brochures (Florida, Civil War, Agricultural Bulletins), sheet music and other ephemera. Please call us (tollfree) at 1.888.828.7822 for more information, or if you're looking for a special item.
 The New Historical Edition MIAMI, THE MAGIC CITY Arva Moore Parks's classic work, MIAMI, THE MAGIC CITY, is available once again--this time in a new, enlarged and even more beautiful edition. The New Historical Edition continues the tradition of combining a rich, artistic, coffee-table size layout with vibrant, page-turning prose, and scrupulously accurate, scholarly historical research, this time adding more color, more photographs, and brand-new sections chronicling the exciting developments of the 1990s and 2000s. This is the complete, up-to-date, and definitive history of Florida's, and the world's, unique Magic City. $55.00.
FEAR AND ANXIETY ON THE FLORIDA FRONTIER
Past Perfect Florida History is pleased to announce the publication of FEAR AND ANXIETY ON THE FLORIDA FRONTIER, Articles on the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842, by Joe Knetsch. For the first time, "Dr. Joe's" authoritative articles on the Second Seminole War, originally published in a variety of national, state and local journals, are gathered together in one volume, published by the Seminole Wars Historic Foundation. Follow the course of the war from Tallahassee, Jacksonville and St. Augustine to Tampa, Charlotte Harbor, Fort Lauderdale and the Keys, and learn about its fascinating connections to such Florida topics as the cattle industry and hurricanes. FEAR AND ANXIETY ON THE FLORIDA FRONTIER is essential reading for anyone interested in Florida History, Native Americans or U.S. military history.
THE BOOK CELLAR! Plan to be in Southeast Florida this Summer? Visit THE BOOKCELLAR at 237 Goolsby Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, and check out our famous "$2.00 Book Room!" We're just a few minutes from I-95--exit west onto Hillsboro Boulevard and turn left at the second light. Call for hours and information, 1.888.828.7822, or e-mail ppfh@bellsouth.net.
SEMINOLE WARS HISTORIC FOUNDATION
We are pleased to offer the Seminole Wars Historic Foundation's latest publications, THIS TORN LAND, compiled and edited by John and Mary Lou Missall, and THE FORT KING ROAD, THEN AND NOW, by Jerry C. Morris and Jeffrey A. Hough. THIS TORN LAND is a fascinating compilation of poetry from the Second Seminole War, including poems from Seminole War-era publications and private sources as well as contemporary poetry by both Seminole and white authors. This hardback 249-page book sells for $29.95. THE FORT KING ROAD is a handsome 264-page volume which traces the route of Central Florida's first road, completed in 1826, using vintage survey maps and early aerial photos, all with modern overlays for easy locating. The sturdy, flexible cover is perfect for traveling, and the price is $19.95. Other individual titles from the Foundation include:
Sprague, John T. THE FLORIDA WAR Reproduction of the 1848 Edition by the Seminole Wars Historic Foundation
Rare, classic history of the Second Seminole War now in a softcover reprint, new, index, map, introduction by John K. Mahon, portrait of Sprague on frontspiece ; 557+ pages.
Price: 29.95
Bemrose, John. REMINISCENCES OF THE SECOND SEMINOLE WAR New Edition with Supplementary Essays from the Seminole Wars Historic Foundation
Softcover reprint of this unique reminiscence by an English-born soldier and hospital steward, new, introduction and postscript by John K. Mahon, index; 135 pages.
Price: 19.95
Laumer, Frank, edited by; Foreword by John K. Mahon. AMIDST A STORM OF BULLETS The Diary of Lt. Henry Prince in Florida 1836-1842
Colorful eyewitness account by an army officer spanning most of the war and much of the territory, original softcover, new, index, bibliography, notes, black and white illustrations; 206 pages.
Price: 19.95
Missall, John & Mary Lou, edited by. THIS MISERABLE PRIDE OF A SOLDIER, The Letters and Journals of Col. William S. Foster in the Second Seminole War, 1836-1839
Personal as well as official correspondence by this often overlooked officer put a unique human face on the events of the war. Original hardcover, new, introduction, index, bibliography, notes, black and white illustrations; 199 pages.
Price: 29.95
Join the Seminole Wars Historic Foundation and help preserve the legacy of Florida's Seminole Wars. Benefits include the Foundation's quarterly newsletter, guided tours, and discounts on publications. Contact Past Perfect Florida History for additional information.
RESEARCH AND CONSULTING SERVICES
Interested in climbing the family tree? Learning the history of your house or property? Need accurate historical information for legal or environmental purposes? Editorial assistance? Collection evaluation? Corporate or institutional history? Past Perfect Florida History can help you with all of these and more. Our research and consulting services include everything from answering basic inquiries to complete research projects.
Past Perfect Florida History, Inc. also offers a variety of tours of historic Florida locations for corporate and convention groups. Custom tours can be designed to meet your needs.
FINE NEW AND USED BOOKS, also FLORIDIANA
Past Perfect Florida History, Inc. continues to offer a large selection of new and used books for the lover of Florida and its past. Out-of-print, rare and signed volumes are our specialties.
Our inventory includes the finest works on state and local history, Florida fiction and authors, geography and travel, art and architecture, nature, gardening, sports, entertainment and cookbooks, as well as related topics such as Southern, Civil War, Caribbean and Latin American history.
Our expanding collection of "not Florida" fiction and non-fiction includes biographies, American and world history, business history, art and photography, architecture, and many other subjects
If you are a collector, or just interested, please contact Past Perfect Florida History, Inc. for information about our original and reproduction Florida prints, postcards, maps, periodicals, brochures and ephemera.
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