500+ easy-to-digest tips for making sea kayaking safer and more enjoyable 
 Drawn in part from the popular "Tips" column appearing in Sea Kayaker magazine, SEA KAYAKER’S SAVVY PADDLER arms novice and expert paddlers alike with helpful, tested-and-refined-in-the-field advice. The tips and techniques are inventive, yet head-smackingly simple: for example, convert an old CD into a signal mirror; use a drinking straw to suck the air from bread bags to add days of freshness. These great ideas are complemented by practical discussions of such things as how to pack a kayak for a multi-day trip, lists of essential touring items, advice on choosing the best paddling boat or partner, recipes for quick meals on the water or in camp, and much more. Tips are organized into sections for ease of access: 
 * Major purchases * Outfitting * Navigation and safety * Food, clothing and shelter * Health and fitness

Sea Kayaker's Savvy Paddler: More than 500 Tips for Better Kayaking

Sports & Outdoors

Alderson,Doug

Water Sports

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

From two of Canada's premier sea kayaking instructors and the leading magazine of the sport comes the ideal book for any paddler wanting to venture safely beyond sheltered waters. This essential handbook shows how to understand weather, waves, and currents; use emergency communications; analyze risk; and perform a wide variety of kayak rescues.

Sea Kayaker Magazine's Handbook of Safety and Rescue

Pardy, Michael

Florida’s Big Bend Coast is one of America’s longest and wildest continuous wetlands. Seminole Indians once sought refuge from American soldiers along its shores. Today, visitors find a different kind of refuge, a refuge from a hectic world. In the first comprehensive armchair guide to this region, naturalist and explorer Doug Alderson introduces readers to Florida’s frontier past and evolving future. Interweaving history, folkways, and observations from life in the great outdoors, Alderson tells tales of his travels by sea kayak along the Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail, which runs from the Aucilla River to the town of Suwannee. He retraces the footsteps of famed naturalist John Muir in Cedar Key, shares little-known stories of backcountry feuds that rivaled the Hatfields and McCoys, uncovers amusing theories as to why mullet jump, and invites salty local characters to share the spotlight. Sometimes poignant, often humorous, and always engaging, Waters Less Traveled is the perfect travel companion for anyone who wants a bit of adventure without leaving home.

Waters Less Traveled: Exploring Florida's Big Bend Coast (Florida History and Culture)

History

Arsenault, Raymond

Mormino, Gary R.

Americas

University Press of Florida

The Kissimmee Valley, the headwaters and grand gateway to the Everglades, is the domain of the alligator and bald eagle, snail kite and spoonbill. It is a traditional fishing and hunting Mecca--the realm of the airboat and john boat--but it is increasingly attracting the attention of outdoor enthusiasts sporting binoculars and kayak paddles. And its long-term health will affect the entire Everglades system and millions of people who depend upon its fresh water. ward-winning author Doug Alderson uses his substantial reporting and photography skills to bring us a story of environmental destruction and restoration in "New Dawn for the Kissimmee River: Orlando to Okeechobee by Kayak." Alderson digs up colorful characters from history and explains the many ramifications of flood control on Florida's landscape as we follow along with him on an adventuresome paddling trip through the Kissimmee chain of lakes and the Kissimmee River. This book was the first place winner of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association's 2010 Excellence in Craft Award for an outdoor book.

New Dawn for the Kissimmee River: Orlando to Okeechobee by Kayak

In search of the rare, the exotic, and the possibly extinct
“In relating his personal encounters with rare and endangered wildlife throughout the state, Doug Alderson captures the spirit of wildlife conservation in Florida, illuminating the efforts of top Florida conservationists who are modern-day heroes educating an increasingly detached-from-nature public.”—Sandra Friend, author of Exploring Florida’s Botanical Wonders
“Speaks to anyone who has taken the time to actually observe wildlife in its natural setting.”—Jay Liles, Florida Wildlife Federation
Eastern bison roamed Florida into the 1800s. Red wolves disappeared in the 1920s. The dusky seaside sparrow was declared extinct in 1990.
 It’s too soon to say whether the 116 threatened, endangered, or imperiled animal species currently found in the state will also fall victim to climate change, extermination, overdevelopment, or poisons. But as long as they remain, there will be men and women who work tirelessly on their behalf.
 Combining adventure, natural history, and cultural history, Encounters with Florida’s Endangered Wildlife features chapters tracking panthers, black bears, whooping cranes, manatees, sea turtles, even ivory-billed woodpeckers—which may or may not be extinct. Join Doug Alderson as he travels into prairies, woods, springs, and ocean to come face to face with these and other captivating creatures and learns firsthand about their strangled lives and fragile habitats.
 With a chapter on the impact of non-native populations of Burmese pythons and Rhesus monkeys, as well as a chilling epilogue that imagines the peninsula one hundred years in the future, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to know more about the current state of wild Florida.

Encounters with Florida's Endangered Wildlife

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

We are all seekers. Some find their path on pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple in India or the Haji Ali mausoleum as they embark on a journey to Mecca; others find God at the burial site of St. James in the Cathedral de Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Author and environmentalist Doug Alderson meets the Great Spirit through the ancient spiritual practice of walking. The Vision Keepers is the compelling true story of a seeker who, under the guidance of Bear Heart, a Muskogee Creek Indian and Medicine Man, finds unity with our nation's native people and reconnects with the earth through profound and mysterious means. At a time when our global community is in great conflict, we can learn much from Native Americans. The Vision Keepers not only recounts the story of one man's experience with native people and their spirituality, but it offers unique insight into the struggles of an entire culture, personal reconciliation, world peace, and preservation of the Earth and its ancient wisdom.

Vision Keepers: Walking for Native Americans and the Earth

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Quest Books

Through Time and National Parks: Exploring Old and New Trails of the American West

Travel

Reference

Earthways Press

The Ghostly Ghost Tour of St. Augustine: and Other Tales from Florida's Coast

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

It is late August, 1815. Eleven-year-old Jenny Moses and her mother, Annie, work as field slaves on a southern Alabama plantation. When they learn of their master's plans to sell Jenny and separate mother and daughter, they choose to run. During a perilous week-long journey, they are helped by Cato, another young runaway, and together they travel to the banks of Florida's Apalachicola River. There they find friendly settlements of escaped slaves, free blacks and Native Americans. With the aid of an abandoned but fully-fortified British fort, Jenny, Annie, Cato and a new friend-Crazy Bear-are swept up in the hope that a new country of blacks and Indians, one in which everyone is free, can be carved out of this strange new land. In the meantime, there are slave hunters to contend with, such as the evil Rube, and armies bent on destroying their dreams.

Seminole Freedom

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Let the names of Florida’s rivers and coastal waters roll off your tongue: Ocklawaha, Chassahowitzka, Suwannee, Waccasassa, Aucilla, Wacissa, Sopchoppy, Withlachoochee, Loxahatchee, Homosassa, Pithlachascotee, Econfina, Kissimmee… If you’ve paddled these waters in a canoe or kayak, the Native American place names evoke winding streams and shaded hammocks, shimmering coastal waters and wild tree islands. Florida is made for paddling. "Wild Florida Waters" places Florida’s unsurpassed beauty and abundant wildlife in the forefront, from the mangrove labyrinth of the Ten Thousand Islands to the springfed Ichetucknee River. It also includes an exciting dose of paddling adventures, whether it’s tipping over in the Suwannee River’s Big Shoals rapids, surfing wind-generated waves while paddling the remote Apalachee Bay, or meeting up with a different form of “wild life” on a scenic waterway. Through all of the adrenalin, a strong conservation message permeates the volume, and useful how-to information is included at the end of each chapter. “A celebration of a part of Florida most visitors—and many residents—never see, a celebration of what old-timers call the real Florida.” --Warren Richey, author of "Without a Paddle: Racing Twelve Hundred Miles Around Florida by Sea Kayak" “It is past time somebody wrote a book of this caliber. A treasure trove of information for nature enthusiasts.” --Bill Richards, Executive Director, Paddle Florida “His blend of history and personal anecdotes is both entertaining and enlightening.” --Tom McLaulin, president, Florida Paddling Trails Association

Wild Florida Waters: Exploring the Sunshine State by Kayak and Canoe

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