Jacksonville & Florida History

WINNER OF THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S 2024 CHARLTON TEBEAU AWARD • An award-winning work that weaves together architectural, church and Florida history, this sumptuous hard-bound volume features engrossing storytelling, an abundance of...

Irishman George Fleming arrived in Spanish East Florida in 1783. He established Hibernia on an island in the St. Johns River that is known today as Fleming Island. Hibernia became...

Allen and Gwen Yates were born and raised in segregated Jacksonville, Florida, but each of them had the benefit of hard-working, caring family and teachers who inspired them to aim...

As longtime residents and newcomers alike can agree, Jacksonville holds within its city limits wonderful places to grow, play and contemplate the beauty of north Florida. This entertaining collection of...

Bob Kealing is the author of six critically acclaimed books about Florida history and culture. He has founded four Florida Heritage sites, and was instrumental in the development of the...

When Florida Breezes, or Florida New and Old was first published in 1882, residents of the state, and Tallahassee in particular, were not happy. Many of them bought the book by Ellen Call Long,...

Since 1925, the Florida Historical Society has been publishing books. Our first book was this one, History of Jacksonville, Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 by T. Frederick Davis. A...

William Warren Rogers, professor of history emeritus at Florida State University, provides vignettes of Florida's capital city and surrounding area.  From essays on bank robbers and crime to a look...

The story of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Beecher in Reconstruction Florida “A compelling account of Florida during the Reconstruction era, when Yankee reformers attempted to remake the state to their...

Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Nonfiction Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Award A colorful look at a forgotten era of Florida tourism   “Kilby’s compelling narrative along with the captivating images made...

The musical and cultural impact of the Fab Four in Florida   “A well-researched book detailing every move the Beatles made in Florida in 1964. . . . Kealing reveals all...

"Has a great narrative velocity. Even though we know how this story is going to end--tragically, of course--Kealing keeps us turning the page as we follow Gram Parsons through his...

Short takes on five centuries of history   “Takes readers on a 365-day virtual tour through Florida’s 500-year history, from the first documented encounters of Indigenous peoples and Spanish colonial explorer-conquistadors through...

Florida Book Awards, Honorable Mention for Florida Nonfiction Curated from the archives of FORUM, the award-winning magazine of Florida Humanities, this anthology presents 50 often surprising and always intriguing stories of life...

With the publication of her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe became the most famous writer in America. That book helped to fuel the raging debate over...

Jacksonville architect Ted Pappas designs a building to be of its site, not on it. He brings the outside inside. Much of his work focuses on spaces of contemplation such...

This book explores Jacksonville's transformation into the largest city (by land area) in the contiguous United States with images of significant events in its history. Like many of the country's...

The Great Fire of May 3, 1901 marked at once the end and the beginning of the City of Jacksonville. A thriving port and a center for business and tourism...