This collection brings together several pieces from the late 1800s and early 1900s about life in Florida. In this passage, the author gives a detailed description of the vegetation and wildlife that surrounds the St. Johns River.

An experience of hunting with Seminole Indians in Florida

Walden (also known as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days in second-growth forest around the shores of Walden Pond, on land...