{"product_id":"9780813080925-calusa-and-their-legacy","title":"The Calusa and Their Legacy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth Florida People and Their Environments\u003cbr\u003eA journey into the history and cultural traditions of the Calusa people of south Florida. This history, rich with photographs and colorful drawings, presents a vivid picture of the natural environment that sustained the Calusa—the teeming estuaries along Florida’s coasts, which have supported people for thousands of years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA journey into the history and cultural traditions of the Calusa people of south Florida\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis history, rich with photographs and colorful  drawings of the remarkable Calusa people who controlled all of south  Florida when Europeans first arrived, presents a vivid picture of the  natural environment that sustained the Calusa—the teeming estuaries  along Florida's coasts, which have supported people for thousands of  years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Calusa were the last of Florida's Indigenous people to  succumb to colonization, but by the mid-1700s they had disappeared  entirely. This book describes the artifacts they left behind and the  plants and animals that inhabited the landscape and the underwater world  of their ecosystem. It also discusses their traditions that survive to  the present day among modern fisherfolk and the vibrant culture of  Native Americans in south Florida—the Seminole and Miccosukee peoples. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking  at both culture and environment, the authors of this book argue that  culture affects every aspect of people's existence and that to  understand a culture, one must first appreciate the environment in which  it develops. By learning about both, today's readers will be better  equipped to make the right decisions for wise stewardship of the earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Calusa and Their Legacy\u003c\/em\u003e  will inspire readers to value south Florida's multicultural history and  ecology. It is written for a broad audience of all ages and all  educational levels. It will be enjoyed by environmentalists,  eco\/heritage tourists, and everyone interested in understanding a sense  of place in the natural world. The book's dramatic and authentic  illustrations of Calusa life were created by artists working at the  Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, where a major  permanent exhibition has interpreted this story since 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56581637112182,"sku":"9780813080925","price":30.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38147679.jpg?v=1769656525","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813080925-calusa-and-their-legacy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}