Tampa is one of the largest cities in the Sunshine State, with a rich and varied history. If you’re interested in learning more about the Tampa area, please browse our list of recommended titles. Get a taste of the famous Columbia Restaurant, learn about the Summit Venture’s crash into the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and see immigrant cigar workers carve out a space for themselves.
Tampa Bay
The Story of an Estuary and Its People
From Saloons to Steak Houses
A History of Tampa
Tampa on My Mind
Skyway
The True Story of Tampa Bay's Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down
Best-Loved Recipes from The Columbia Restaurant
The Columbia Restaurant
Celebrating a Century of History, Culture, and Cuisine
The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook, Anniversary Edition
Tampa Cigar Workers
A Pictorial History
Tampa
Impressions of an Emigrant
Millard Fillmore Caldwell
Governing on the Wrong Side of History
More Than Black
Afro-Cubans in Tampa
The Immigrant World of Ybor City
Italians and Their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985