How has Florida's land changed across five centuries? What has stayed the same, and what remains only in memory? Leslie Poole delves into the stories of well-known explorers and travellers who came to the peninsula and wrote about their experiences, looking at their words and the paths they took from the perspective of today.

In this book, Leslie Poole delves into the stories of explorers and travelers who came to Florida during the past five centuries, looking at their words and the paths they took from the perspective of today.