FORUM: Beyond the Pages
If any bit of Florida’s history, cultures, literature, or cuisine has piqued your interest, then it’s probably been covered in FORUM, the award-winning magazine of Florida Humanities.
This podcast takes listeners behind the scenes of the stories from current issues and speaks to the writers who bring some of the most fascinating Florida topics to life.
FORUM: Beyond the Pages
Robert A. Taylor | A Salty Story | Fall 2023 Issue
Florida historian Robert A. Taylor discusses his article A Salty Story. The story chronicles the rise of Confederate Florida's profitable salt mining industry in the midst of the Civil War.
Robert A. Taylor is a professor of history and the dean of the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts at the Florida Institute of Technology. He has edited, co-edited, authored and co-authored eight books — many of which focus on Florida’s role in the Civil War.
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