The Pwa In Tampa: A Case Study,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Pwa In Tampa: A Case Study, Charles B. Lowry
Florida Historical Quarterly
The stock market crash of 1929 and the ensuing depression resulted in the first attempts by the federal government to stimulate the economy on a massive scale at a time of economic collapse. President Hoover moved reluctantly in this area, but Franklin D. Roosevelt, although poorly grounded in economics, avidly applied Keynesian economic theory to an extent unacceptable to his Republican predecessor. The programs of the New Deal affected vast numbers of individuals and businesses, both large and small. The Tampa Shipbuilding and Engineering Company (T.S.&E.) founded by Ernest Kreher, a German immigrant, was among the latter. In 1932, while …
A Purely Business Motive: German-American Lumber Company, 1901-1918,
2021
University of Central Florida
A Purely Business Motive: German-American Lumber Company, 1901-1918, Edward F. Keuchel
Florida Historical Quarterly
"The German-American Lumber Company had no motive except a purely business motive." So stated Gerhard Rolfs, treasurer of the company, as the federal government proceeded to take over this German-owned business during World War I. At issue was the charge that the firm was a front organization for German espionage operations during the war. This, as the evidence revealed, was not the case. Yet the emotional fervors of a nation at war had created suspicions about the alien-owned lumber company which had been an important part of Florida’s yellow-pine industry. The German-American Lumber Company was not a subversive organization. To …
Title Page,
2021
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 52, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents
History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Florida Bicentennial Symposium, Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, Florida College Teachers of History, Perservation Workshop, State and Local History Awards, Announcements and Activities, Local Societies and Commissions, Obituary
Florida History Research In Progress,
2021
University of Central Florida
Florida History Research In Progress, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
This list shows the amount and variety of Florida history research and writing currently underway and as reported to the Florida Historical Quarterly. Doctoral dissertations and masters theses completed in 1973 are included. Research in Florida history, sociology, authropology, political science, archeology, geography, and urban studies is included.
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
SLAVERY AND PLANTATION GROWTH IN ANTEBELLUM FLORIDA, 1821-1860, by Julia Floyd Smith, reviewed by Clifton Paisley; JOURNEY THROUGH THE OLD EVERGLADES: THE LOG OF THE MINNEHAHA, edited by Pat Dodson, reviewed by Charlton W. Tebeau; EVERGLADES COUNTRY: A QUESTION OF LIFE OR DEATH, by Patricia Lauber, reviewed by Thelma Peters; PALMETTO RAMBLER, by Walter R. Hellier, reviewed by Eugene Lyon; FRANCISCO PAREJA’S 1613 CONFESSIONARIO: A DOCUMENTARY SOURCE FOR TIMUCUAN ETHNOGRAPHY, edited by Jerald T. Milanich and William C. Sturtevant, reviewed by Charles Hudson; SHIPPING, MARITIME TRADE AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA, by James F. Shepherd and Gary …
A New Jersey Carpetbagger In Reconstruction Florida,
2021
University of Central Florida
A New Jersey Carpetbagger In Reconstruction Florida, Jerrell H. Shofner
Florida Historical Quarterly
During the troubled years following the Civil War many individuals from the North were involved in the economic, social, and political affairs of the former Confederate states. Because the elevation of freed blacks to full citizenship was one of their goals— and deeply resented by Southerners— these men were often castigated by contemporary native whites and subsequently by historians. Denounced as “carpetbaggers” who came into the South to plunder for personal gain while native leaders were disfranchised and unable to prevent it, these men received low marks from historians of all regions who studied the Reconstruction South.
East Florida In 1834: Letters Of Dr. John Durkee,
2021
University of Central Florida
East Florida In 1834: Letters Of Dr. John Durkee, W. Stanley Hoole
Florida Historical Quarterly
In the summer of 1833 Dr. John Durkee, for more than ten years a practicing physician in Meredith Bridge (now a part of Laconia), New Hampshire, traveled to East Florida for the benefit of his health.1 Settling in Jacksonville, a village of fewer than 250 people and about twenty houses and stores, he soon recuperated sufficiently to lead an active life.2 He rode horseback into the hinterland of Duval County, hunted, fished, and because of his scientific background interested himself primarily in such subjects as alligators, snakes, deer, birds, trees, cattle, soils, and Indian archeology. Meantime, he kept abreast of …
Spanish-Indian Relations In Florida, 1602-1675: Some Aspects Of Selected Visitas,
2021
University of Central Florida
Spanish-Indian Relations In Florida, 1602-1675: Some Aspects Of Selected Visitas, Fred Lamar Pearson, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
The visita or inspection was an institution which dated back at least to the Egyptians and Persians. Spain, in particular, employed the investigation most efficiently to increase royal authority by acquiring political, economic, social, religious, and other types of information. The Laws of the Indies spelled out the form visitations should take. Visitadores, for example, had to announce their purpose upon arrival. They had to begin their work in the principal city of the area under investigation, check on fiscal conditions, and determine in the course of their inquiry whether crown law had been observed. Moreover, the leyes required the …
The Forbes Company In Spanish Florida, 1801-1806,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Forbes Company In Spanish Florida, 1801-1806, David H. White
Florida Historical Quarterly
From 1783 to 1801 the trading company of Panton, Leslie had a virtual monopoly on the Indian trade in Spanish Florida. This organization, composed mostly of Britishers, was established during the British period in Florida and was allowed to continue operations after the retrocession of Florida to Spain in 1783. Its function was to supply the Indians with trade goods to bind them closer to Spain and, if possible, to prevent them from forming commercial ties with American or British traders. Theoretically, the company’s activities were confined to the Florida Indians, but the firm also traded with Indians and white …
Title Page,
2021
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 52, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents
Raiford And Abercrombie: Pensacola's Permier Antebellum Manufacturer,
2021
University of Central Florida
Raiford And Abercrombie: Pensacola's Permier Antebellum Manufacturer, Lucius F. Ellsworth
Florida Historical Quarterly
Industrial activity in antebellum West Florida largely involved the exploitation of its timber lands and rich clay beds. Florida brick companies of the period, like those elsewhere in the country, were relatively small-scale operations in terms of number of employees, amount of capital, or value of final product. Despite efforts to mechanize the industry most firms still followed the hand manufacturing process. Brickyards were located near an adequate source of clay and potential markets to avoid the cost of transporting long distances either raw materials or finished products. Although some interregional trade in bricks occurred, most firms produced for local …
Seventy-First Annual Meeting,
2021
University of Central Florida
Seventy-First Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Proceedings of the Seventy-first Annual Meeting of the Florida Historical Society
History News,
2021
University of Central Florida
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Announcements and Activities, Local Societies and Commissions, Notes, Obituary
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
RIVER OF THE GOLDEN IBIS, by Gloria Jahoda, reviewed by Frank G. Slaughter; TALES OF OLD BREVARD, by Georgiana Kjerulff, reviewed by Ernest Lyons; HUNTED LIKE A WOLF: THE STORY OF THE SEMINOLE WAR, by Milton Meltzer, reviewed by James W. Covington; FLORIDA PROMOTERS: THE MEN WHO MADE IT BIG, by Charles E. Harner, reviewed by Thomas S. Graham; SUGAR AND SLAVES: THE RISE OF THE PLANTER CLASS IN THE ENGLISH WEST INDIES, 1624-1713, by Richard S. Dunn, reviewed by Robert R. Rea; THE PAPERS OF HENRY LAURENS, VOLUME THREE: JAN. 1, 1759-AUG. 31, 1763, edited by Philip M. Hamer …
Postal Operations In Territorial Florida, 1821-1845,
2021
University of Central Florida
Postal Operations In Territorial Florida, 1821-1845, Richard J. Stanaback
Florida Historical Quarterly
Florida in 1821 was transferred from Spanish to American control and the need of providing the territory with internal and external lines of communication was a problem that called for immediate solution. The post office department, which had the responsibility of transporting the mails, played a major role in helping meet the Florida situation. Creating internal communication routes proved formidable since post offices, post roads, and postal personnel had to be supplied before mail service could exist.
Changes In The Economic Power Structure In Duval County, Florida, During The Civil War And Reconstruction,
2021
University of Central Florida
Changes In The Economic Power Structure In Duval County, Florida, During The Civil War And Reconstruction, C. A. Haulman
Florida Historical Quarterly
America's turbulent decade of the 1860s brought dramatic changes to the South. Destruction of property was overwhelming, the collapse of the southern monetary and credit system was complete, and the large capital investment in slaves disappeared.
Martin Tabert, Martyr Of An Era,
2021
University of Central Florida
Martin Tabert, Martyr Of An Era, N. Gordon Carper
Florida Historical Quarterly
Martin Tabert, in his desire to “see the world,” unfortunately met an untimely death in Florida. The national publicity given the circumstances surrounding his death provided the catalyst Floridians needed to abolish the cruel and corrupt convict-lease system, a peculiarly southern institution given impetus during the Civil War-Reconstruction era.
Road From Receivership: Claude Pepper, The Dupont Trust, And The Florida East Coast Railway,
2021
University of Central Florida
Road From Receivership: Claude Pepper, The Dupont Trust, And The Florida East Coast Railway, Alexander R. Stoesen
Florida Historical Quarterly
In December 1971, the longest labor dispute in United States history came to an end when a settlement was reached in the Florida East Coast Railway strike. It began in January 1963, and was viewed nationally as a test case of railway labor work rules. Hopes for an early conclusion faded, however, as each side dug in for a fight to the bitter end.2 Strife was not new to the troubled history of the FEC; it had been an object of controversy for many years, and possibly the violence-torn decade of the 1960s might have been avoided if it had …
Title Page,
2021
University of Central Florida
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 52, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents
