The Armed Occupation Act Of 1842,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Armed Occupation Act Of 1842, James W. Covington
Florida Historical Quarterly
Throughout the history of advancing frontiers in many parts of the world there have been attractive offers of free land to brave and fool-hardy persons who would live at the dangerous edge of the advancing settlements. Such an offer was made to the retiring Roman legionnaires in the hope that they would live near the frontier line in Gaul and elsewhere and serve as added protection against the warlike German tribes. In 1630, a large tract of land was offered to each commander and fifty acres to other persons who would settle near the dangerous Pamunkey tribe in Virginia, and …
Zora Neale Hurston,
2021
University of Central Florida
Zora Neale Hurston, Theodore Pratt
Florida Historical Quarterly
For many years, when giving talks in Florida, I have pointed out that there is only one first-class native-born Florida author who has written any even small body of work about the state. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Philip Wylie, and all the others were born elsewhere and adopted the Florida scene. The exception was Zora Neale Hurston. Seldom, on inquiry, had any of the audiences ever heard of her or known any of her work. At that point I revealed to the white southern audiences that Zora was a Negro. As I announced this I looked around for the nearest exit. …
The Avero Story: An Early Saint Augustine Family With Many Daughters And Many Houses,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Avero Story: An Early Saint Augustine Family With Many Daughters And Many Houses, Charles W. Arnade
Florida Historical Quarterly
By November 10, 1702, the English forces led by the ruthless James Moore, Governor of English Carolina, had occupied the town of St. Augustine. Over 1500 people took refuge in the Spanish fort which the English never were able to conquer. For two months Moore besieged the fort. The Spanish artillery was weak and ineffectual in driving away the enemy; the English artillery was inadequate against the massive walls of the fort. Moore tried to place his guns within closer range of the moat. The Spanish, afraid of this maneuver, dispatched a patrol with orders to burn all houses within …
Contents Of Volume Xxxx,
2021
University of Central Florida
Contents Of Volume Xxxx, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contains a list of articles and authors for Vol. 40
Contributors,
2021
University of Central Florida
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contributors to this issue
News And Notes,
2021
University of Central Florida
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Notes from local historical societies, National Historic Sites Registry
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Cora Crane: A Biography of Mrs. Stephen Crane. By Lillian Gilkes. (Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1960. 416 pp. Illustrations, appendices, notes on sources, index. $6.75.); Opening the Case Against the U. S. De Soto Commission’s Report, and other DeSoto Papers. Being a “Thoroughgoing Examination” of the Part in re Present Florida of the FINAL REPORT OF THE U. S. DESOTO EXPEDITION COMMISSION Vicariously Sponsored by the 75th Congress, 1st Session. By Warren Hager Wilkinson. (Jacksonville Beach, Florida, Alliance for the Preservation of Florida Antiquities, 1960. 93 pp. Maps. $3.00.); Herbs, Hoecakes and Husbandry! The Daybook of a Planter …
Book Review: The Augusta Chronicle: Indomitable Voice Of Dixie 1785-1960.,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Review: The Augusta Chronicle: Indomitable Voice Of Dixie 1785-1960., Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
A review of THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE: Indomitable Voice of Dixie 1785-1960. By Earl L. Bell and Kenneth C. Crabbe. (Athens, University of Georgia Press, 1960. xii, 273 pp. Illustrations, appendices, bibliography, and index. $5.00.)
Philemon Thomas And The West Florida Revolution,
2021
University of Central Florida
Philemon Thomas And The West Florida Revolution, Henry Eugene Sterkx
Florida Historical Quarterly
During the first decade of the nineteenth century many Americans moved into the Spanish province of West Florida. Some came to establish new homes or to engage in conspiracies against the weak Spanish government. Others came to escape justice or seek asylum from slavery. The province had a strange population made up of Englishmen, Frenchmen, Americans, traders, land speculators, army deserters, fleeing debtors, fugitives from justice, filibusterers, and others of infamous background. Moving into this milieu in 1805 was Philemon Thomas. This native of Virginia and ex-Kentuckian had led an interesting and exciting life. He was born in Orange County, …
German Espionage In Florida During World War Ii,
2021
University of Central Florida
German Espionage In Florida During World War Ii, Leon O. Prior
Florida Historical Quarterly
Only one Florida resident was arrested and convicted by the United States government for performing German inspired espionage in Florida during World War II. This one misguided individual was forty-nine year old Carl Herman Schroetter, with aliases John Charles Post and Captain Jack Post. He was arrested at his residence, 220 Northwest 33rd. Avenue, Miami, Florida, on September 2, 1941, by special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon arraignment before the United States Commissioner at Miami, Schroetter was charged with gathering and mailing information concerning the national defense to another German agent, Kurt Frederick Ludwig, in New York …
A Report On The Site Of Camp Finegan,
2021
University of Central Florida
A Report On The Site Of Camp Finegan, William M. Jones
Florida Historical Quarterly
At the time of this writing, nearly a century has passed since the end of the “War of the Rebellion.” Many of the earthworks, and other types of defenses, constructed by the “Boys in Blue and in Gray,” have fallen victim to the ravages of time; still others are being leveled to make way for progress.
Mapping Old St. Joseph, Its Railroads, And Environs,
2021
University of Central Florida
Mapping Old St. Joseph, Its Railroads, And Environs, Robert R. Hurst, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
Many people have heard the story of the old city of St. Joseph, which existed between 1836 and 1844 in the area of the present city of Port St. Joe, on the Gulf of Mexico, a score of miles from the mouth of the Apalachicola River. The story of St. Joseph has been told in many places and in conflicting forms. Novels and scholarly articles have been written about the city and the story of the destruction by fever and flood of “the wickedest city in the South” has been told in many sermons. Much of this legend is false, …
The Advent Of The Spanish-American War In Florida, 1898,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Advent Of The Spanish-American War In Florida, 1898, William J. Schellings
Florida Historical Quarterly
On February 1, 1898, the Jacksonville Times Union and Citizen angrily denounced General Nelson Miles for what it termed an attempt to waste the taxpayers’ money. Miles had appeared before a Congressional committee with a plea for funds with which to build fortifications around Washington. The Jacksonville editor declared that there was “no war in sight,” and that the money might better be spent on the construction of an intracoastal waterway, a project already looming large in the minds of many Floridians. His denial of any need for defenses was merely another manner of expressing his stubborn opposition to anything …
Civil War Operations In And Around Pensacola Part Iii,
2021
University of Central Florida
Civil War Operations In And Around Pensacola Part Iii, Edwin C. Bearss
Florida Historical Quarterly
Five days subsequent to the great artillery duel of November 22-23 Bragg endeavored to transmit mail to the Confederate prisoners held by the Yankees. Brown refused to receive the letters and even disdained to state his reasons for so doing. He was by no means as courteous and amiable as he had been after the attack on his outside confrere, Colonel Wilson. Later in the day a small yawl attempted to enter the bay from the fleet, a privilege heretofore accorded to the Federals, as until November 22 the Rebels’ vessels had been allowed to tie up at the navy …
Contributors,
2021
University of Central Florida
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contributors to this issue
News And Notes,
2021
University of Central Florida
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Notice of the annual meeting, Notes from local historical societies
The Editor's Corner,
2021
University of Central Florida
The Editor's Corner, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
For years the Editor of the Quarterly has considered the inclusion of a new section. Letters and other items of interest will be published from time to time in this section of our publication. The first letter is from Major Keenan, who has a large and valuable collection on the Seminole wars and who is an authority on names and locations.
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Juan Ponce de Leon. By Vincente Murga Sanz. (San Juan: Universidad de Puerto Rico Press, 1959. Ediciones de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. 386 pp. Illustrations, notes, biblography and index.); The Spanish Settlements within the Present Limits of the United States 1513-1574. By Woodbury Lowery. (New York: Russell & Russell. 1959. 2 Vols. Maps, illustrations, bibliography, appendices, index. $13.50); Dictionary of the American Indian. By John L. Stoutenburgh, Jr. (New York: Philosophical Library, 1960. vi, 462 pp. $10.00.); The Fall of Richmond. By Rembert W. Patrick. (Baton Rouge: Lousiana State University Press, 1960. ix, 144 pp. Illustrations, map, …
Pensacola's Exiled Government,
2021
University of Central Florida
Pensacola's Exiled Government, W. B. Skinner
Florida Historical Quarterly
Judah P. Benjamin, Confederate secretary of war, ordered General Braxton Bragg, commanding officer of Confederate forces at Pensacola, to send as many troops as he could to Tennessee. On February 18, 1862, Bragg issued orders to abandon Pensacola. Upon Bragg’s departure, General Sam Jones assumed the command with the instructions to destroy everything in the Pensacola area which might be of use to the Federal forces who occupied Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island. The destruction was completed by May 9th and the following day the Federals occupied Pensacola.
A 16th Century French "Mug Book" Brings To Light Interesting Comments On,
2021
University of Central Florida
A 16th Century French "Mug Book" Brings To Light Interesting Comments On, Charles E. Bennett
Florida Historical Quarterly
In 1584 Andre Thevet published in Paris a 16th century counterpart of the type of thing we call today a “mug book,” a book containing portraits and biographies of leading citizens of the time and place involved. He titled his book “Les Vrais Pourtraits et Vies des Hommes” and it was printed by Keruert. It deals with the important French leaders of the 16th century - 150 of them. One of them was Charles IX, for whom Fort Caroline was named. The last article in the book is about Saturiba, the well known Indian chief who befriended the Fort Caroline …
