Books About Florida and/or Written by Floridians

1.
Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades 3.80 avg rating — 3,059 ratings
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,787 ratings
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The Yearling
The Yearling 4.03 avg rating — 30,134 ratings
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Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther
Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther 4.16 avg rating — 967 ratings
5.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,652 ratings
6.
The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat
The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
7.
Alas, Babylon
Alas, Babylon
by: Pat Frank
4.09 avg rating — 47,859 ratings
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Real Florida: Key Lime Pies, Worm Fiddlers, a Man Called Frog and Other Endangered Species
Real Florida: Key Lime Pies, Worm Fiddlers, a Man Called Frog and Other Endangered Species 4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings
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The Highwaymen: Florida's African-American Landscape Painters
The Highwaymen: Florida's African-American Landscape Painters 4.45 avg rating — 83 ratings
10.
Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins
Of Pandas and People: The Central Question of Biological Origins 3.10 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980
Drop on Down in Florida: Field Recordings of African American Traditional Music 1977-1980 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland 3.82 avg rating — 6,347 ratings
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Journal of Light: The Visual Diary of a Florida Nature Photographer
Journal of Light: The Visual Diary of a Florida Nature Photographer 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Five Complete Travis McGee Novels: A Tan and Sandy Silence/The Dreadful Lemon Sky/The Empty Copper Sea/The Green Ripper/Free Fall in Crimson
Five Complete Travis McGee Novels: A Tan and Sandy Silence/The Dreadful Lemon Sky/The Empty Copper Sea/The Green Ripper/Free Fall in Crimson 4.32 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Making Waves: Female Activists in Twentieth-Century Florida
Making Waves: Female Activists in Twentieth-Century Florida 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
16.
Tales from Margaritaville
Tales from Margaritaville 3.92 avg rating — 3,401 ratings
17.
Florida Man
Florida Man 3.68 avg rating — 616 ratings
18.
The Cryptid Creatures of Florida
The Cryptid Creatures of Florida 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
19.
Camino Island (Camino Island, #1)
Camino Island (Camino Island, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 157,660 ratings
20.
Camino Winds (Camino Island, #2)
Camino Winds (Camino Island, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 88,745 ratings
21.
Rosewood: The Full Story
Rosewood: The Full Story 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
22.
Al Burt's Florida: Snowbirds, Sand Castles, and Self-Rising Crackers
Al Burt's Florida: Snowbirds, Sand Castles, and Self-Rising Crackers
by: Al Burt
4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
23.
Hidden History of the Florida Keys
Hidden History of the Florida Keys 3.99 avg rating — 103 ratings
24.
Mostly Dead Things
Mostly Dead Things 3.37 avg rating — 20,772 ratings
25.
The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster
The Burning Blue: The Untold Story of Christa McAuliffe and NASA's Challenger Disaster 4.27 avg rating — 1,099 ratings
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Weeki Wachee, City of Mermaids: A History of One of Florida's Oldest Roadside Attractions
Weeki Wachee, City of Mermaids: A History of One of Florida's Oldest Roadside Attractions 4.18 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Haunted Florida: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Sunshine State
Haunted Florida: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Sunshine State 3.38 avg rating — 32 ratings
28.
Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison
Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison 4.12 avg rating — 1,672 ratings
28.
Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple Pleasures
Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies & Simple Pleasures 4.22 avg rating — 78 ratings
30.
The History of Saint Augustine, Florida
The History of Saint Augustine, Florida really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
31.
Publicity on Steroids: How to Launch and Maximize a Dynamic Publicity Campaign
Publicity on Steroids: How to Launch and Maximize a Dynamic Publicity Campaign 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
31.
Killing Mister Watson (Shadow Country Trilogy #1)
Killing Mister Watson (Shadow Country Trilogy #1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,947 ratings
31.
The Florida Reader: Visions of Paradise
The Florida Reader: Visions of Paradise 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings
31.
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood 4.02 avg rating — 3,511 ratings
31.
Say Hello to My Little Friend
Say Hello to My Little Friend 3.71 avg rating — 890 ratings
31.
Outdrawn
Outdrawn 4.11 avg rating — 6,522 ratings
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Disposable City: Miami's Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe
Disposable City: Miami's Future on the Shores of Climate Catastrophe 4.13 avg rating — 412 ratings
38.
Florida's Past: People and Events That Shaped the State, Vol. 3
Florida's Past: People and Events That Shaped the State, Vol. 3 4.02 avg rating — 45 ratings
39.
Growing Older, Growing Wiser
Growing Older, Growing Wiser 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
39.
Tallahassee
Tallahassee 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
41.
Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries Of Tradition
Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries Of Tradition it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
42.
Florida: A Short History
Florida: A Short History 3.78 avg rating — 202 ratings
42.
Backcountry Trails of Florida: A Guide to Hiking Florida's Water Management Districts
Backcountry Trails of Florida: A Guide to Hiking Florida's Water Management Districts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Alligators in B-Flat: Improbable Tales from the Files of Real Florida
Alligators in B-Flat: Improbable Tales from the Files of Real Florida 4.18 avg rating — 92 ratings
44.
Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band
Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings
46.
The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great 3.87 avg rating — 8,842 ratings
46.
Seasons of Real Florida
Seasons of Real Florida 4.14 avg rating — 87 ratings
48.
Don’t Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
Don’t Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason 3.76 avg rating — 3,788 ratings
48.
Cracker: Cracker Culture in Florida History
Cracker: Cracker Culture in Florida History 3.72 avg rating — 82 ratings
50.
The Last Midnight: Essays on Apocalyptic Narratives in Millennial Media (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 53)
The Last Midnight: Essays on Apocalyptic Narratives in Millennial Media (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 53) 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
50.
The History of Florida
The History of Florida 3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
52.
Carl Hiaasen's South Florida Three-Book Set #2
Carl Hiaasen's South Florida Three-Book Set #2 4.29 avg rating — 235 ratings
52.
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
52.
An Environmental History of Northeast Florida (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
An Environmental History of Northeast Florida (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
55.
The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera: An Insider's History of the Florida-Alabama Coast
The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera: An Insider's History of the Florida-Alabama Coast 3.89 avg rating — 152 ratings
56.
Clyde Butcher Florida Landscape
Clyde Butcher Florida Landscape 4.77 avg rating — 22 ratings
56.
The Florida of the Inca
The Florida of the Inca 4.07 avg rating — 43 ratings
58.
Sanibel Flats (Doc Ford, #1)
Sanibel Flats (Doc Ford, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 8,466 ratings
58.
The Other Florida
The Other Florida 4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings
60.
Totch: A Life in the Everglades
Totch: A Life in the Everglades 4.15 avg rating — 276 ratings
60.
Tallahassee (FL)
Tallahassee (FL) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
62.
Strawberry Girl
Strawberry Girl 3.88 avg rating — 13,812 ratings
62.
The New History of Florida
The New History of Florida 3.96 avg rating — 77 ratings
64.
Florida Roadkill (Serge Storms, #1)
Florida Roadkill (Serge Storms, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 10,548 ratings
65.
Blood and Grits
Blood and Grits 4.19 avg rating — 330 ratings
65.
Florida Cowman: A History of Florida Cattle Raising
Florida Cowman: A History of Florida Cattle Raising liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
67.
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea 4.23 avg rating — 2,724 ratings
67.
From Cotton to Quail: An Agricultural Chronicle of Leon County, Florida, 1860-1967
From Cotton to Quail: An Agricultural Chronicle of Leon County, Florida, 1860-1967 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
69.
She Swims with Alligators: Harrowing to Harmonizing - Alligator Encounters and Imaginings
She Swims with Alligators: Harrowing to Harmonizing - Alligator Encounters and Imaginings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
69.
The Red Hills of Florida, 1528-1865
The Red Hills of Florida, 1528-1865 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
71.
Teachers' Manual for Native Americans in Florida
Teachers' Manual for Native Americans in Florida 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
72.
Thirty Florida Shipwrecks
Thirty Florida Shipwrecks 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
72.
Florida's Magnificent Water
Florida's Magnificent Water really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Palmetto Country
Palmetto Country 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Florida: Mapping the Sunshine State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress
Florida: Mapping the Sunshine State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
76.
Florida (Bicentennial Floridiana Facsimile Series)
Florida (Bicentennial Floridiana Facsimile Series) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
76.
The Year That Broke America: An Immigration Crisis, a Terrorist Conspiracy, the Summer of Survivor, a Ridiculous Fake Billionaire, a Fight for Florida, and the 537 Votes That Changed Everything
The Year That Broke America: An Immigration Crisis, a Terrorist Conspiracy, the Summer of Survivor, a Ridiculous Fake Billionaire, a Fight for Florida, and the 537 Votes That Changed Everything 4.05 avg rating — 227 ratings
78.
Unearthing the Missions of Spanish Florida
Unearthing the Missions of Spanish Florida 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
79.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,363 ratings
80.
Account of the Martyrs in the Provinces of La Florida
Account of the Martyrs in the Provinces of La Florida it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
81.
Florida Lore Not Found in the History Books!
Florida Lore Not Found in the History Books! 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
81.
Modeling Entradas: Sixteenth-Century Assemblages in North America (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
Modeling Entradas: Sixteenth-Century Assemblages in North America (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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A Land Remembered
A Land Remembered 4.47 avg rating — 13,505 ratings
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Methods, Mounds, and Missions: New Contributions to Florida Archaeology (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
Methods, Mounds, and Missions: New Contributions to Florida Archaeology (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
85.
The Everglades: River of Grass
The Everglades: River of Grass 4.15 avg rating — 936 ratings
85.
Florida Caverns State Park
Florida Caverns State Park 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
87.
Miami, It's Murder (Britt Montero, #2)
Miami, It's Murder (Britt Montero, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 906 ratings
87.
The Florida Negro: A Federal Writers' Project Legacy
The Florida Negro: A Federal Writers' Project Legacy liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
89.
Mean High Tide (Thorn #3)
Mean High Tide (Thorn #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,575 ratings
89.
The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida
The Public Health Nurses of Jim Crow Florida really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
91.
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 24,666 ratings
91.
The Wilder Heart of Florida: More Writers Inspired by Florida Nature
The Wilder Heart of Florida: More Writers Inspired by Florida Nature 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings
93.
The Thing about Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State
The Thing about Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State 3.47 avg rating — 43 ratings
94.
Central East Florida Backroads Travel: Day Trips Off The Beaten Path: Towns, Beaches, Historic Sites, Wineries, Attractions (FLORIDA BACKROADS TRAVEL GUIDES Book 4)
Central East Florida Backroads Travel: Day Trips Off The Beaten Path: Towns, Beaches, Historic Sites, Wineries, Attractions (FLORIDA BACKROADS TRAVEL GUIDES Book 4) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Contact, Colonialism, and Native Communities in the Southeastern United States (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series)
Contact, Colonialism, and Native Communities in the Southeastern United States (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
96.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,505 ratings
96.
A Florida Sketch-Book
A Florida Sketch-Book really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings
98.
The Wilderness Coast
The Wilderness Coast 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
98.
Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life
Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life 4.27 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Two Good Ole Boys' Cookbook: World Champion Culinary Tag Team
Two Good Ole Boys' Cookbook: World Champion Culinary Tag Team it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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