The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Carib

A wide-ranging history of this city on Florida’s Gulf Coast, one of America’s oldest, with numerous photos and maps included. The Making of St. Petersburg c

Before becoming a city, St. Petersburg was a utopian vision in the mind of its founder, Peter the Great. Conceived by him as Russia's "window to the West," it e

Founded in the late nineteenth century as a railroad town, St. Petersburg quickly emerged as the Sunshine City,"" a preferred west-coast destination for America

HOW DO WE KEEP AMERICA GREAT? Rick Baker, former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, provides a compelling—and challenging—answer: by making American cities g