In The Land Of The Blind Henry John Klutho And The Prairie School Of Architecture In Jacksonville

Frederick H. Schultz was one of Jacksonville, Florida's most prominent citizens in the latter half of the 20th century. An investor, civic leader, civil rights champion, philanthropist, and advocate for education and the arts, Schultz went on to become Speaker of Florida's House of Representatives. He also served as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors under Paul Volcker during a pivotal time in this nation's economic history. This is his autobiography, published posthumously.

Central Georgia Schizophrenia (Everything Buried Will Rise) is part Southern Gothic family history, part meditation on eagles' nests and blind horses, century-old beer tokens, and the faithfulness of dogs. It's anchored in the Georgia State Sanitarium in Milledgeville, Georgia.

The Ocean Highway at Night is the story of Old A1A, a lost branch of a bypassed Florida highway, its communities of Summer Haven and Marineland, the world's "first oceanarium," the rock shelves of limestone coquina on the beaches, and the mysterious mayors of these coastal podunks.

Bob Gray built Trinity Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida from a minuscule congregation to what once was the largest Baptist church in Florida. As he became a national leader of Baptist fundamentalism, he also sexually abused children for more than 50 years. This book tells the story of the rise of Southern fundamentalism and the lengths to which one church went to cover up for its pastor's crimes.

Isaiah David Hart founded the city of Jacksonville, Florida. He made his wealth by stealing slaves and reselling them in other states. Later he treated a slave as wife and left her a share of his will. His thoughts on God and religion bordered on paganism. He built himself a 35 foot tall tomb. His son Ossian became the 10th governor of Florida and sought to redeem Florida from the Confederacy.

On June 18, 1990, James Edward Pough walked into the GMAC auto loan office in Jacksonville, Florida and started shooting. The GMAC mass shooting was the worst in Florida history until the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016. In Repossessions: Mass Shooting in Baymeadows, Tim Gilmore presents the recollections and perspectives, in their own words, of survivors, victims' family members, first responders and other individuals connected to that horrible day. This nonfiction novella is the expansion and evolution of Gilmore's stage play produced by Florida State College at Jacksonville's DramaWORKS, the 50th production of DramaWORKS' director Kenneth McCullough.

Ottis Toole was either one of the worst serial killers in history or a dimwitted arsonist who never meant to kill anyone. Or someone somewhere between. It's hard to tell if Ottis Toole himself knew which Ottis was Ottis.

Virginia King wrote an 8,448 page book about her hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, with a title nearly as long. She said her brother was dead. He said he'd never heard of her. She called the wealthiest people in the city "my little friends." THE MAD ATLAS OF VIRGINIA KING, which explores the life and psychology of this strange writer, is illustrated by her own photography, with meaningful musings by Hurley Winkler, and hand-drawn maps by Kiley Secrest.