The Gangster In Our Midst: Al Capone In South Florida, 1930-1947,
2022
University of Central Florida
The Gangster In Our Midst: Al Capone In South Florida, 1930-1947, Stephen C. Bousquet
Florida Historical Quarterly
As the sun rose over Miami on the morning of April 20, 1930, thousands of residents were attending Easter services on Miami Beach. A few miles north, the Dixie Limited was braking to a stop at the Florida East Coast Railway station in Hollywood. Aboard the southbound train was no ordinary seasonal visitor— or “snowbird’‘— but one of the most notorious vacationers who ever sought a little rest and relaxation in the Florida sun: Al Capone. “Scarface Al.” “Public Enemy Number One.” Overlord of the Chicago underworld. It was quite a ride. A Miami man who was on the train …
The Power Of The Written Word And The Spoken Word In The Rise And Fall Of William Lee Popham,
2022
University of Central Florida
The Power Of The Written Word And The Spoken Word In The Rise And Fall Of William Lee Popham, William Warren Rogers
Florida Historical Quarterly
William Lee Popham first came to the small fishing and lumbering town of Apalachicola in 1916. Seat of government for Franklin County in northwest Florida and located at the mouth of the Apalachicola River, the town had an aesthetic appeal. Equally important, it enjoyed strategic economic advantages. As a port opening to the Gulf of Mexico, antebellum Apalachicola imported manufactured goods and luxuries and shipped them by steamboats up the Apalachicola River and beyond. They went to individuals and businesses in north Florida, southwest Georgia, and southeast Alabama. In turn, Apalachicola received timber and agricultural products, especially cotton, from the …
Title Page,
2022
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 76, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents
Minutes Of The May 29, 1997 Florida Historical Society Board Of Directors Meeting,
2022
University of Central Florida
Minutes Of The May 29, 1997 Florida Historical Society Board Of Directors Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Florida Historical Society Board of Directors held its semiannual meeting on Thursday, May 29, 1997, at the Radisson Hotel in Jacksonville, Florida.
Annual Meeting,
2022
University of Central Florida
Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Annual Meeting, The Florida Historical Society 95th Annual Meeting
History News,
2022
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Call for Papers/Conferences, Awards and Honors
Book Reviews,
2022
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
A HISTORY OF THE TIMUCUA INDIANS AND MISSIONS, by John H. Hann, reviewed by Charles Hudson; MIAMI: THE AMERICAN CROSSROAD, A CENTENNIAL JOURNEY 1896-1996, by Arva Moore Parks and Gregory W. Bush, reviewed by Paul S. George; THE NEW ORLEANS CABILDO: COLONIAL LOUISIANA’S FIRST CITY GOVERNMENT, 1769-1803, by Gilbert C. Din and John E. Harkins, reviewed by F. Todd Smith; JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO THE GEORGIA ISLANDS OF ST. CATHERINES, GREEN, OSSABAW, SAPELO, ST. SIMONS, JEKYLL, AND CUMBERLAND WITH COMMENTS ON THE FLORIDA ISLANDS OF AMELIA, TALBOT, AND ST. GEORGE IN 1753, edited by Virginia Steele Wood and Mary …
Rosewood And America In The Early Twentieth Century,
2022
University of Central Florida
Rosewood And America In The Early Twentieth Century, David R. Colburn
Florida Historical Quarterly
Race relations in the Rosewood-Sumner area had been reasonably harmonious for as long as most residents could remember, but all that changed forever on the morning of January 1, 1923. When James Taylor, a millwright at the Cummer Lumber Company in Sumner, left home before sunrise to prepare the mill for its daily operations, all seemed normal. Later that morning, his wife, Fanny Taylor, answered a knock at the door. Within minutes of the encounter at the Taylor’s front door, relations between blacks and whites were permanently altered. Claiming she had been assaulted by a black man, Taylor allowed others …
The Rosewood Massacre And The Women Who Survived It,
2022
University of Central Florida
The Rosewood Massacre And The Women Who Survived It, Maxine D. Jones
Florida Historical Quarterly
Fannie Taylor’s screams on the morning of January 1, 1923, shattered the peace of several Levy County communities. Her subsequent accusations of being attacked by a black man set in motion a chain of events that before the end of the week had resulted in at least eight deaths and the destruction of a town called Rosewood. Fewer than four thousand blacks resided in Levy County in 1920. The 3,960 African Americans comprised 39.9% of the county’s population, and as long as they remembered the place ascribed to them they lived in relative harmony with area whites.1
Lonely Vigils: Houses Of Refuge On Florida's East Coast, 1876-1915,
2022
University of Central Florida
Lonely Vigils: Houses Of Refuge On Florida's East Coast, 1876-1915, Sandra Henderson Thurlow
Florida Historical Quarterly
Between 1875 and 1886, ten houses of refuge and a life-saving station were built at intervals along Florida’s east coast below St. Augustine. Their primary purpose was to aid shipwreck victims, but they provided strongholds in the wilderness as well. The stations, as they were called by the early settlers, joined four lighthouses to establish a governmental presence and a framework to which pioneer development clung.
Special Section: Rosewood: Before And After,
2022
University of Central Florida
Special Section: Rosewood: Before And After, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
In this Special Section, two senior historians of Florida history examine the root causes and consequences of the unfortunate developments at Rosewood, Florida, in 1923. In the first article, “Rosewood and America in the Early Twentieth Century,” David R. Colburn, professor of history at the University of Florida, shows how the carnival of violence that erupted at Rosewood was neither random nor isolated. A wave of racial violence swept across the nation during the late 1910s and early 1920s, the unfortunate result of the social, economic, and cultural upheavals that accompanied the nation’s involvement in World War I. According to …
Sarasota: Hardship And Tourism In The 1930s,
2022
University of Central Florida
Sarasota: Hardship And Tourism In The 1930s, Ruthmary Bauer
Florida Historical Quarterly
From 1922 to 1926, Sarasota experienced the top-of-the-world exhilaration of the great Florida land boom as it evolved from a frontier town into a modern city. During this crucial period Sarasotans debated the course of the city’s development. Some residents wanted the city to become a deepwater port while others, among them developers John Ringling and Owen Burns, envisioned Sarasota as a metropolitan resort for the moderately wealthy settler and the winter visitor. During the early and mid-1920s real estate developers embarked on a flurry of new construction that included plush resort hotels, skyscrapers, and upscale residential communities. The city’s …
Title Page,
2022
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 76, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents
History News,
2022
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Call for Papers, Awards, Conferences, New Acquisitions, Exhibits, Workshops, and Associations, Obituaries
Directors Meeting,
2022
University of Central Florida
Directors Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Minutes, Florida Historical Society Board Meeting, January 18 1997
Book Reviews,
2022
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
THE FLORIDA KEYS: A HISTORY OF THE PIONEERS, by John Viele, reviewed by Rodney E. Dillon, Jr.; FATAL GLORY: NARCISO LOPEZ AND THE FIRST CLANDESTINE U.S. WAR AGAINST CUBA, by Tom Chaffin, reviewed by Antonio Rafael de la Cova; FROM WELCOMED EXILES TO ILLEGAL IMIMIGRANTS: CUBAN MIGRATION TO THE U.S., 1959-1995, by Felix Masud-Piloto, reviewed by Paul S. George; A CENTURY OF CUBAN WRITERS IN FLORIDA, edited by Carolina Hospital and Jorge Cantera, reviewed by Humberto López Cruz; THE PALEOINDIAN AND EARLY ARCHAIC SOUTHEAST, edited by David G. Anderson and Kenneth E. Sassaman, reviewed by Marion S. Gilliland; INTERPRETING EARLY …
Florida History In Periodicals,
2022
University of Central Florida
Florida History In Periodicals, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
This selected bibliography includes scholarly articles in the fields of Florida history, archaeology, geography, political science, and anthropology published in state, regional, and national periodicals in 1996. Articles, notes, and documents that have appeared in the Florida Historical Quarterly are not included in this listing since they appear in the annual index of each volume.
Volusia: The Origin Of A Name,
2022
University of Central Florida
Volusia: The Origin Of A Name, Donald C. Gaby
Florida Historical Quarterly
The origin of the name “Volusia” for the county and community in Florida has been a mystery. Although at least three explanations have been offered, many professional historians writing of Florida or of Volusia County claim that the origin of the name is unknown.
A Myth Reflects A Generation’S Technological Disillusionment: Edison And The Electrification Of Fort Myers,
2022
University of Central Florida
A Myth Reflects A Generation’S Technological Disillusionment: Edison And The Electrification Of Fort Myers, Michele Wehrwein Albion
Florida Historical Quarterly
Over the past century and a half, Thomas Alva Edison has been variously regarded regionally, nationally, and globally as a wizard, an American icon, and a genius. He ushered in the modern era with his invention of the incandescent light, phonograph, and improvements to the battery, telephone, and motion picture. But accompanying Edison’s accomplishments is a body of myth. Two related myths regarding the introduction of technology in Fort Myers, Florida, reflect Edison’s ability to inspire fiction. These myths demonstrate how one generation’s frustration with the failure of contemporary technology prompted it to create a tale of the previous generation’s …
"So Goes The Negro": Race And Labor In Miami, 1940-1963,
2022
University of Central Florida
"So Goes The Negro": Race And Labor In Miami, 1940-1963, Eric Tscheschlok
Florida Historical Quarterly
In recent years, numerous studies have probed connections between race relations and organized labor in twentieth-century America. Often, these studies have challenged the notion that the modern civil rights movement began in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 school desegregation ruling. In their study of race and labor, for example, Robert Korstad and Nelson Lichtenstein have argued that the civil rights era began in the 1940s with the mobilization of large numbers of urban, working-class black Americans. During this period, as the two authors have pointed out, the “half million black workers who joined unions affiliated with the …
