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The United States’ health care system stands out for its strict division of policies dealing with public health and individual...

Just south of Miami Beach lies the southernmost sand barrier island of the continental United States—Key Biscayne. Long the symbol...

With the Commonwealth of Virginia's Public Park Condemnation Act of 1928, the state surveyed for and...

From the formation of the first institutions of representative government and the use of slavery in...

Florida--land of perpetual sunshine, open spaces, and endless blue skies perfect for flying. Blimps, hot air balloons, bi-wings, jets, space...

The story of brave women who met to build bridges between the races and end segregation Author: Harwell, Debbie Z. Publisher: University...

A breathtaking country of rugged mountain peaks, uninhabited desert, and spectacular river canyons, Big Bend is one of the United...

An original study of monuments to the civil rights movement and African American history that have been erected in the...

Throughout its history, Mississippi has seen a small, steady stream of immigrants, and those identities--sometimes submerged, sometimes hidden--have helped s......

Detailing life in tiny, artsy, anything-goes Key West—where Broadway composers and bestselling authors live on the same funky blocks as h......

The Garden District of New Orleans has enthralled residents and visitors alike since it arose in the 1830's with its...

This collection is the first comprehensive, cohesive volume to unite Appalachian history with its culture. Richard A. Straw and H....

The kitchen of Henrietta Levine in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where chopped liver is sautTing. Ben and Betty Lee Lamensdorf's farmland...

Alabama's is a story, believes author Virginia V. Hamilton, that bears scrutiny by Alabamians and outsiders alike if they would...

In The Texas Right: The Radical Roots of Lone Star Conservatism, some of our most accomplished and readable historians push...

In this comprehensive, one-volume reference, Nature Conservancy scientist Bryan P. Piazza poses five key questions:-What is the Atchafalaya River Basin?-Why...

In The American South, Cooper and Terrill demonstrate their belief that it is impossible to divorce the history of the...

The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In...

From the pioneering Danville surgeon Ephraim McDowell, the first doctor to successfully perform abdominal surgery, and Luke Blackburn, dubbed the...

Virtually every month for fourteen years, Gene Burnett wrote a history piece under the title "Florida's Past" for Florida Trend,...