Library Foundation Literary Series – Gary Mormino “The Beach: Florida History Amid Sand Dunes and Smoked Fish”

“The Beach: Florida History Amid Sand Dunes and Smoked Fish”

In co-operation with the Hermitage Artist Retreat on Manasota Key, the JF Library Foundation presents historian and author Gary Mormino, winner of the Florida Lifetime Achievement Award in Writing from the Florida Humanities Council, who is in residence at the Hermitage Artist Retreat From Oct 3 to Oct 30, 2016.

His books include:

Immigrants on the Hill: Italians in St. Louis
The book was awarded the Howard Marraro Prize for the best book in Italian history.

The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and Their Latin Neighbors
Co-authored with George Pozzetta, the book was awarded the Theodore Saloutos prize for the best book in immigration history.

Spanish Pathways in Florida, 1492-1992

Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Florida
The book received the Charlton Tebeau prize for the best book in Florida history. In 2007, PBS and WEDU adapted the book into a documentary, The Florida Dream. The documentary received a regional Emmy.

He is presently working on books on Florida & World War II and a history of Florida foodways.