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National Park Service: Fort Matanzas National Monument
Located at the southern end of the Matanzas Inlet near St. Augustine, Florida, this national monument is rich in culture and history, but also serves as a protector of the local ecosystem from modern development. National Park Services...
Scholastic
Scholastic News: Week of 4 8 13: Happy Birthday, Florida!
In 2013, Florida turned 500 years old. Read about its discovery and early history.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Florida State History for Kids
Students can learn about the history and timeline of the state of Florida including early explorers, Native Americans, the Seminole Wars, and the Civil War on this site.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Florida Mouse
Hot, dry, sandy uplands in central and coastal Florida are habitats for prickly pear cactus, pocket gophers, gopher tortoises, and the Florida Mouse. Gopher tortoises dig long, deep burrows that provide homes for Florida Mice and as many...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Pallas's Mastiff Bat
This free-tailed bat prefers warm climates and is most commonly found in northern South America, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. It is believed that several colonies that have been found roosting in buildings in the Florida...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Wagner's Mastiff Bat
Wagner's mastiff bat is considered endangered by the state of Florida, where habitat destruction and the use of pesticides may be contributing to its decline. It is a medium-sized bat with long, narrow wings. Learn more about the Eumops...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Trail of Tears: The Indian Removals
The Cherokee were not the only Native Americans affected by the Indian Removal Policy. Read about the Sac and Fox Indians in Illinois, and the Seminole in Florida. In addition, read about the many attempts, including a law suit filed by...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sea Side Walks of a Naturalist by Rev. W. Houghton
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Seaside Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Rev. W. Houghton [1870], a book about marine natural history.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Cain & Abel, Or, the Two Brothers by Julia Corner, Ed.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Baldwin Library: Cain & Abel, or, The Two Brothers by Julia Corner, Ed. (1861). This his a collection of history stories from the Scriptures from Deans Scripture...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Fox's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe (1887), a history of Christian martyrdom.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: From the Creation of the World to the Death of Moses by Andre
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book From the Creation of the World to the Death of Moses by R. Andre, an illustrated history of the Old Testament.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Grandpapa's Verses and Picture by t.m.p.
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Grandpapa's Verses and Pictures or Natural History in Play by T.M.P.e (1884), a collection of illustrated poems about animals.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Blue Jackets of '76 by Frank Dobbins
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's nonfiction book Blue-Jackets of '76 by Frank Dobbins (1888). It is a history of the naval battles of the American revolution and a narrative of the war with Tripoli.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Three Good Giants by John Dimitry, Ed.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the illustrated children's book Three Good Giants by John Dimitry, Ed. (1888). It is about three good giants whose famous deeds are recorded in the ancient chronicles of Francois Rabelais.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: New and True: Rhymes and Rhythms by Mary Wiley Staver
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book New and True: Rhymes and Rhythms and Histories Droll for Boys and Girls from Pole to Pole by Mary Wiley Staver (1892), a collection of illustrated poetry.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Three Girls in a Flat by Enid Yandell Et Al
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Three Girls in a Flat by Enid Yandell et al (1892). This is an illustrated children's book about the trials and tribulations of three young women trying to make a...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Boy's King Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Boy's King Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, (1880?) a illustrated history of King Arthur and his Knights of The Round Table.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Pictorial Museum of Sport and Adventure by F. Warne and Co.
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Pictorial Museum of Sport and Adventure by Fredrick Warne and Co., a record of deeds and daring escapes, accounts of various countries and their inhabitants, "the...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The African Trader by William H. G. Kingston
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The African Trader or the Adventures of Harry Bayford by William H. G. Kingston (1888). It offers a mixture of sea travel, African slave trade, and the perils of...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
Gain insight into the life and adventures of Spanish explorer, Cabeza de Vaca, whose expeditions led him to Texas and Mexico.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Life of Daniel, or the Captive of Judah by Julia Corner, Ed
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life of Daniel, or, The Captive of Judah by Julia Corner, Ed. (1861). This is the story of Daniel from Deans Scripture Library for the Young.
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