Ghosts, Legends & Lore
Fort Lauderdale
Canals, pioneers, vanished landmarks, and stories that still linger.
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Ghosts, Legends & Lore
from Florida
Florida is where the journey begins.
From coastal cities and island communities to gilded estates and the vast Everglades, each volume explores the documented history and enduring folklore that give a place its character.
Each book stands alone. Start with the place you know, the place you love, or the place you are about to visit.
The collection
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Ghosts, Legends & Lore
Miami
A city built on ambition, reinvention, and more than a few restless legends.
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Ghosts, Legends & Lore
Key West
Island eccentrics, old houses, shipwrecks, and the lore at the end of the road.
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Ghosts, Legends & Lore
The Florida Keys
Stories scattered across the islands, bridges, reefs, and forgotten settlements.
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Ghosts, Legends & Lore
Palm Beach
Gilded estates, improbable fortunes, hidden scandals, and enduring folklore.
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Ghosts, Legends & Lore
The Everglades
A landscape of survival, mystery, memory, and stories larger than the horizon.
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Ghosts, Legends & Lore
Amelia Island
Centuries of contested shores, old streets, and island stories at Florida's northeastern edge.
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