Awards/Accolades
2019 Education Commissioner Corcoran’s Back-to-school Reading List
2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist in the "Historical Non-Fiction" Category
2019 National Indie Excellence Awards, Winner in the "History: General" Category
2019 National Indie Excellence Awards, Finalist in the "Regional Nonfiction: Southeast" Category
2018 Florida Authors and Publishers Association President's Book Awards, Finalist in the "Florida Nonfiction Books for Adults" Category
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880 Sand Lake Rd, Orlando FL 32809
4711 Bayou Blvd, Pensacola FL 32503
14075 Biscayne Blvd, North Miami Beach FL 33181
3200 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale FL 33306
2155 Town Center Blvd, Orlando FL 32837
GEORGE S. LEMIEUX
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LAURA E. MIZE
Florida is in many ways not the oldest and newest of the megastates. Once an insect-ridden-swampland, it is now a top destination for tourism, business, agriculture and innovation. The ideas and actions of a colorful cast of characters - from beloved cultural icons to political heroes and even a socialist dictator - transformed the peninsula. A Barbados native rescued Florida's orange industry after the catastrophic 1835 freeze. Known as the "Grande Dame of the Everglades," Marjory Stoneman Douglas worked literally tirelessly to save the states vast, incomparable wetlands from annihilation in the early twentieth century. In the mid-1800's, a Florida doctor developed a precursor to modern air conditioning. Join former U.S. senator George LeMieux and journalist Laura Mize as they profile and rank, according to impact, the twenty-five trailblazers who have changed the state forever.