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A History of the Alligator: Florida’s Favor- ite Reptile. Donald D. Spencer. Alligators have intrigued Floridians for more than 500 years, becoming symbols, mascots, pets, handbags, food, luggage, and souvenirs. Their history is told through more than 270 color images. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 271 color images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-3083-4 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / $36.99 CAD Miami Beach Postcards. Photography by Bruce Waters. Forty colorful postcards detail the architectural Art Deco splendor of Miami Beach. Keep it as a souvenir book, detach and mail them, or show them off in any standard 5" × 7" frame. At $14.95, it’s the best deal on the beach. • 7 1/4" x 5" (184 x 127 mm) • 40 color postcards • 40 pp. • 978-0-7643-2306-5 • PB • $14.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Miami Memories: A Midcentury Journey. Mary L. Mar tin, Tina Skinner & Nathaniel Wolfgang-Price. Be transported back to a Gold- en Era in Miami history. Mid-century postcards portray Art Deco and Miami Modern buildings, in addition to bikini-clad tourists, cabana night- clubs, and the colorful glory of orange groves, flamingos, flowers, and neon. • 11" x 81/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 242 color postcards • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-2176-4 • PB • $16.95 / £16.99 / 24.95 CAD Miami: Past and Present. Donald D. Spencer. Miami is portrayed through 338 images, includ- ing more than 140 pairs of “Past and Present” views of the Miami News Tower, City Hall, Fort Dallas, and Olympic Theater. Tour famous Pier 5 and the Bayside Marketplace, and stroll Flagler Street, Biscayne Boulevard, and South Beach’s Ocean Drive. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 333 color &5B/Wimages •128pp. •978-0-7643-3623-2•PB•$24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD South Beach Lifeguard Stations. Susan Russell. South Beach and Miami Beach have dozens of whimsical, colorful, and wacky lifeguard stands, including the “Lighthouse Guardhouse” and the “Putting Green Guardhouse.” Engaging text provides the history of these colorful and fanciful lifeguard stands first introduced in 1992. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 64 color photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-2900-5 • HC • $19.95 / £19 / 29.95 CAD South Beach Deco: Step by Step. Iris Chase & Susan Russell, Photographer. With walking tours of Art Deco architecture, this rich guidebook also offers insight into the tempo, culture, and unusual South Beach customs. Filled with the romance and color of tropical Art Deco, the text will help you uncover the heart and soul of South Beach. Nearly 200 vibrant and artful photographs will take you on a journey filled with the romance and color of tropical Art Deco. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215x279mm) •193 color photos •128pp. •978-0-7643- 2190-0 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD South Beach Perspectives. Douglas Congdon- Martin. South Beach, in Miami, Florida, has it all: sand, sun, surf, beautiful people, stylish fashions, and architecture from the height of American Art Deco to the most modern renderings of steel and glass. The photographer’s eye finds the details. More than 100 wonderful color photographs are reminders of the days spent in this fantastic place. • 91/8" x 81/8" (231 x 206mm) •102 color photos • 80 pp. • 978-0-7643-2796-4 • PB • $9.95 / £9.99 / 14.99 CAD South Beach: Faces and Facades. Iris Garnett Chase & Gabriele Schuetz. Goes beyond the beautiful Art Deco buildings of Miami’s South Beach to the glamorous twenty-first century people who build them, work in them, and love and live in them. Immerse yourself in fabulous exterior and interior views of hotels, restaurants, and modern structures. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 440 color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2593-9 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD South Beach Postcards. Susan Russell. Splash- es of neon at night in a dazzling array of hues; alluring turquoise ocean waters by day under a sub-tropical sun; whimsical pastel boutique hotels, shops, and cafés everywhere. This magic is captured in a series of 20 beautiful color images reproduced here on glossy, oversized postcards suitable for wall art or sharing by mail. • 5" x 7" (127 x 177 mm) • 20 color photos • 20 pp. • 978-0-7643-2630-1 • PB • $8.95 / £8.99 / 13.95 CAD Miami at Night. Bill Brothers. A cityscape photography book featuring more than 70 photos, including more than 40 large panoram- ic photos that capture the essence of the energy that pulsates through nocturnal Miami, including Brickell, Brickell Key, Key Biscayne, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Downtown Miami, and Miami Beach. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206mm) •73 color photos•128pp.•978-0-7643-5028-3•HC•$24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas. Henry A. Fleckenstein. The decoy and waterfowling history of this important region along the south Atlan- tic coast is thoroughly presented in this comprehensive study. The book fully covers all of the major makers of decoys on the eastern shore of Virginia and the coast of North Carolina, as well as makers from other areas whose decoys were used there. • 81/2’’ x11’’ (215x279 mm) •64color, 549b/wphotos•232pp. •978-0-916838- 86-7 • HC • $39.50 / £35.99 / 61.50 CAD Haunted Battlefields of the South. Bryan Bush and Thomas Freese. These true tales include chilling firsthand accounts of encounters with Civil War ghosts. The spirits of dead soldiers from both Union and Confederate armies walk into re-enactor camps, march in a ghostly night fog, call us to the line, and ask for help. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) •69 b/wphotos •160 pp. •978-0-7643-3385-9•PB• $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Appalachia Mountain Folklore. Micheal Rivers. The Appalachian Mountains abound with tales of ghosts and mystery. Covering 16 counties, 40 spine-tingling stories will have you traveling the roads and paths of those who have gone before you. Sites featured include: The Hang- ing Tree in Cabarrus County, Battle Mansion in Buncombe County, Green River Plantation in Rutherford County, and the House on the Hill in Jackson County. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 33 b/w images • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-4006-2 • PB • $16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Supernatural Arkansas: Ghosts, Monsters, and the Unexplained. Alan Lowe and Jason Hall. 26 para- normal stories: the angry Mena Poltergeist, the ghostly Sheriff of Nevada County at the Old Washington Jail Bed and Breakfast, the fierce Gowrow Monster of the Ozarks, the legendary Fouke Monster, alien abductions, UFOs, and more. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 65 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-4123-6 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / $29.99 CAD Florida Lighthouses: 30 Beacons and the Keepers Who Tended Them. Rick & Terri Tuers. Discover the maritime and human history of Florida’s 30 awe-inspiring lighthouses. Photographs, diagrams, and postcards illus- trate how Florida’s lighthouses have influenced the his- tory of the entire country. Meticulously researched, this book covers how keepers have faced down hurricanes, wars, death, and isolation to keep the lights burning. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 173 color and b/w images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-5873-9 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD 101 Things to Do in Key West. Gary J. Sikorski. Discover the spectacular island paradise of Key West through this engaging photograph- ic traveler’s guide. Join Gary Sikorski as he un- covers the best in dining and nightlife, boat charters, Old Town, and more. Whether it’s your first trip to the island or you’re a regular visitor, this insider’s perspective is sure to excite. • 10" x 7" (254 x 177 mm) • 316 color images • 152 pp. • 978-0-7643-5476-2 • HC • $29.99 / £28.99 / $45.00 CAD The South: Stories, Lore & History Arkansas: Stories, Lore & History Florida: Scenes The Unlikely Story of the Museum of Appalachia and How It Came to Be. John Rice Irwin. From boyhood days on the farm through his adult years, John Rice Irwin’s life is inextricably entwined with the found- ing and development of the Museum of Appalachia. This book tells the story of a man who took to heart his Grandpa Rice’s advice to “start you a little museum sometime." More than 140 images illustrate the text. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 44 color & 97 b/wphotos • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4114-4 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Guns and Gunmaking Tools of Southern Appalachia: The Story of the Kentucky Rifle. John Rice Irwin. The people of the isolat- ed mountain valleys of Appalachia tell how they make and use the Kentucky and related firearms and the supplies that go with them, both in the past and today as tradi t ion cont inues • 11’’ x 8 1/2’’ (279 x 215 mm) • 315 illus. • 118 pp. • 978-0-916838-81-2 • PB • $14.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Hooked Rugs of the Deep South. Jessie A. Turbayne. The tradition of rug hooking is alive and kicking in the Heart of Dixie. Through 844 images, see lush floral motifs, intricate geometrics, Oriental and Persian styles, impressionistic portraits, scenic landscapes, and glimpses of the Old South. This is a great reference book for rug hooking enthusiasts, fiber artists, folk art lovers, collectors, history buffs, and lovers of anything Deep South. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •844 images • 288 pp. • 978-0-7643-3801-4 • HC • $59.99 / £57.99 / 89.99 CAD 100 Southern Artists. E. Ashley Rooney with Paula Allen. View works by 100 living artists living in AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, and WV. Artists tell their personal stories and inspirations, and show examples of their works. In oil, pastels, sculpture, and wood, a diversity of styles and influences, including pop surrealism, realism, contemporary, abstract, alternative, and others, exemplify rich imagery that affects culture, society, and our environment. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 628 color images • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-4241-7 • HC • $45.00 / £42.99 / 68.00 CAD Baskets and Basketmakers in Southern Appa- lachia. John Rice Irwin. American baskets made by people in Appalachia are lovingly shared with readers. Indian baskets, especially Cherokee, also are included. Numerous photos detail every step in the Appalachian basket making process from the time the tree is cut until the time the basket is completed. • 8 1/2’’ x 11’’ (215 x 279mm) • 603 photos &drawings • 192 pp. • 978- 0-916838-61-4 • PB • $19.95 / £19 / 29.95 CAD THE SOUTH • ARKANSAS • FLORIDA 54 |