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Book Group: “Collision of Power” by Martin Baron

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven months into his new job, Baron received explosive news: Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, would buy the Post, marking a sudden end to control by the venerated family that had presided over the paper for 80 

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Book Group: “Wandering Stars” A Novel by Tommy Orange

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

Colorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion Prison Castle, where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by Richard Henry Pratt, an evangelical prison guard who will go on to found the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians, an institution dedicated to the eradication 

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Book Group: “Florida Girls” A Novel by L.L. Kirchner

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

St. Petersburg, Florida, 1944. Thelma Miles can’t stomach injustice. Broke and orphaned near the close of WWII, the 18-year-old joins a troupe of touring swimsuit models, only to find she's stepped into the mafia's lair. Kathleen Young, desperate to save her business and ailing husband, organizes the tour. But her single-minded focus blinds her to 

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Book Group: “Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist” by Jasmin Graham

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

Sharks have been on this planet for over 400 million years, so there is a lot they can teach us about survival and adaptability. For example: how do sharks, which unlike other fish are denser than water, stay afloat? They keep moving. When Jasmin Graham, an award-winning young shark scientist, started to feel that the 

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Book Group: “Bones in Water” by Bob H. Lee

Tampa Bay History Center 801 Water Street, Tampa, FL, United States

A puzzling endangered marine mammal death leads Florida game warden Jake Hawkins to investigate a shocking wildlife crime--and to a backcountry sense of justice that can only end in violence. Read more on Amazon Grab a cup of coffee and join us monthly for an informal discussion about the best in Florida literature. Topics range 

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Museum hours

The history center is open daily from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

**Galleries are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas and open until 3 p.m. on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

Admission prices

Adult: $18.95
College Student: $16.95
Senior (60+): $16.95
Youth (7-17): $14.95
Child (0-6): Free
Members: Free

**First responders and veterans may receive discounted admission at Visitor Services.

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