About the Author

Darcie A. MacMahon, assistant director of exhibits at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, is coauthor of Fort Mose: Colonial America's First Black Fortress of Freedom. William H. Marquardt, curator in archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, is also associate director of the University of Florida Institute of Archaeology and Paleoenvironmental Studies and the author of three books on archaeological excavations in south Florida.

Reviews

"The Calusa and Their Legacy is the first popular book focusing on the Calusa Indians, their ancestors, and the coastal water world in which they lived. It also takes a look at the arts and culture of contemporary south Florida Indian people - the Seminole and Miccosukee. This wonderfully illustrated volume is a delightful rendering of one of the truly unique archaeological and natural areas in the Americas. Anyone interested in North American Indians, Florida, and the natural history of coastal environments of yesterday and today will love this book." - from the foreword by Jerald T. Milanich; "Finally, a well-researched and entertaining look at the grand procession of life that has been flourishing in south Florida's estuaries for thousands of years. This book masterfully describes the wondrous and little-known stories of its inhabitants - from plankton to mangroves to the ancient Calusa Indians to modernday people." - Carol Newcomb-Jones, Florida Gulf Coast University"