Founded in 1945, the University Press of Florida is the official publisher of the State University System of Florida. UPF has published over 2,500 books since its inception and currently releases approximately 80 new titles each year. Its publishing strengths include archaeology, history, literature, Latin American studies, African American studies, space studies, sustainability, and Florida history and culture. UPF engages educators, students, and discerning readers by producing works of global significance, regional importance, and lasting value.
University Press of Florida also includes the imprint, University of Florida Press.
Florida Trail Hikes
Top Scenic Destinations on Florida's National Scenic Trail
A guide to the best scenic day hikes and overnight trips along the state-spanning Florida Trail, this book helps readers of all backgrounds and experience levels plan an adventure exploring natural Florida.
- Publication year: 2024
Tampa Bay
The Story of an Estuary and Its People
This book explores the environmental history of the largest open water estuary in Florida, revealing how people have interacted with nature throughout the long history of Tampa Bay.
- Publication year: 2024
Selling Vero Beach
Settler Myths in the Land of the Aís and Seminole
This book explores how settlers from northern states created myths about the Indian River area on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, importing ideas about the region’s Indigenous peoples and rewriting its history to market the land to investors and tourists.
- Publication year: 2024
The Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration
New Deal Public Works, Modernization, and Colonial Reform
This book explores the history and impact of an important New Deal program that improved living conditions across Puerto Rico in the wake of destructive hurricanes and the Great Depression, while at the same time resulting in a strengthened colonial relationship between the island and the United States.
- Publication year: 2024
Space Policy for the Twenty-First Century
A foundational resource for both students and professionals, this book provides a comprehensive, accessible overview of major space policies in the United States and a framework through which to analyze them.
- Publication year: 2024
Motion Picture Paradise
A History of Florida's Film and Television Industry
This book is a sweeping story of filmmaking in Florida, chronicling the state’s importance to producers throughout 125 years by looking at the many iconic films and television shows made across the peninsula.
- Publication year: 2024
Sustainability in Ancient Island Societies
An Archaeology of Human Resilience
This volume explores the impacts humans have made on island and coastal ecosystems and the ways these environments have adapted to anthropogenic changes over the course of millennia.
- Publication year: 2024
Pilobolus
A Story of Dance and Life
This is the first history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company Pilobolus, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant works.
- Publication year: 2024
Sunshine State Mafia
A History of Florida’s Mobsters, Hit Men, and Wise Guys
A wild ride through a century of Mafia lore, this book offers inside accounts and little-known stories of organized crime across Florida, from the Keys to Pensacola and Jacksonville.
- Publication year: 2024
The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook
With delicious recipes that showcase Florida’s bounty of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and grains, this book celebrates the seasonal harvests of the Sunshine State.
- Publication year: 2024
El Perú-Waka’
New Archaeological Perspectives on the Kingdom of the Centipede
Presenting the most current research on the Maya rainforest city El Perú-Waka’, this volume discusses occupation at the site spanning from 300 BC to 1000 CE and offers researchers an unmatched view of ancient life in a tropical urban environment.
- Publication year: 2024
Tracing Florida Journeys
Explorers, Travelers, and Landscapes Then and Now
In this book, Leslie Poole delves into the stories of explorers and travelers who came to Florida during the past five centuries, looking at their words and the paths they took from the perspective of today.
- Publication year: 2024