University Press of Florida Spring 2025 Catalog
The University Press of Florida has released its Spring and Summer 2025 Catalog.
The University Press of Florida is releasing many interesting titles in the first six months of 2025. Nothing in the military history category this go around and some might argue it’s a bit light on Florida titles. Scholars specializing in Latin American history will find plenty of titles to select from.
A few random samplings are listed below with purchase links.
Modern Art in 1940s Cuba: Havana’s Artists, Critics, and Exhibitions July 2025
Providing the first comprehensive history of modern Cuban art during the 1940s, this book contextualizes the artistic practices, values, and contributions of the first and second generations of avant-garde artists on the island within the framework of the nation’s only democratic period.
Welcome to Florida: True Tales from America’s Most Interesting State March 2025
In Welcome to Florida, award-winning investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author Craig Pittman introduces readers to the people, creatures, places, and issues that make up the Florida of today. Through lively stories told with cutting insight and always with a joke at the ready, Pittman captures the heart of what he calls “The Most Interesting State.”
The First Hollywood: Florida and the Golden Age of Silent Filmmaking written by Shawn C. Bean. March 2025
In 1908, New York-based Kalem Studios sent its first crew to Jacksonville. By 1914, fifteen major companies—including Fox and Metro Pictures—had set up shop there. Oliver Hardy, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, and the Barrymores all made movies in the Florida sunshine. In total, nearly 300 films, including the first Technicolor picture ever made, were completed in Jacksonville by 1928.
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