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Wilkinson Call, Soldier And Senator, Part Ii, Albert Hubbard Roberts

Florida Historical Quarterly

Part I of this paper, which appeared in the last number of the Quarterly, recorded Call’s birth in Russellville, Kentucky; the removal, in his boyhood, to Tallahassee ; his early legal and political activities; his service in. the Confederate States army; his election to the United States Senate in 1865, and the refusal of that body to seat him; his removal to Jacksonville in 1867 or 1868; his defeat for United States senator in 1875; and his successive defeats for presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1868, 1872, and 1876. In connection with the latter, on page 113 of …

Anthropology In Florida, Rhea M. Smith

Florida Historical Quarterly

Any attempt to investigate the origin and customs of the aborigines of Florida through reliance on written materials is almost immediately frustrated by the paucity of such material and the scantiness of data available. Even an attempt to summarize the work done by field investigators leads to the baffling task of trying to reconcile conflicting theories, a condition that arises from the fact that the conclusions reached as to the origin, antiquity, and life of the early peoples of Florida are so indefinite. Yet there are few regions in the United States more abundantly supplied with mounds that call for …

A Letter Of James Innerarity Of William Panton's Estate, John Innerarity

Florida Historical Quarterly

This letter is in continuation of the series of documents, survivals of the records of Panton, Leslie and Co. preserved by the family of John Innerarity, a partner of that firm, the publication of which has been continuous in the QUARTERLY. These are in the possession of Mrs. John W. Greenslade, who has transcribed them.

Slavery In East Florida, Wilbur H. Siebert

Florida Historical Quarterly

This article is in continuation of Slavery and White Servitude in East Florida, 1726-1776, which appeared in the QUARTERLY, July, 1931.

Sir John Hawkins In Florida, Edgar Legare Pennington

Florida Historical Quarterly

The visit of Sir John Hawkins to the struggling and disheartened French colonists near the mouth of what is now the St. Johns River is one of the most interesting episodes of that age of gallantry and adventure. It illustrates extreme courtesy and generosity under circumstances when ruthlessness would have been expected ; thus we see why every school-boy instinctively admires the freebooting pirate. Besides, the consequences of that short stay were felt in a revitalized curiosity regarding the new world.

International Rivalry In The Creek Country Part I, The Ascendency Of Alexander Mcgillivray 1783-1789, Lawrence Kinnaird

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Creek nation with its lands situated in regions claimed both by Spain and the United States occupied a strategic position at the close of the War of the American Revolution. Since no treaty existed between the two countries the question of boundaries was left entirely for future determination. The Spaniards desired to extend the limits of the Floridas as far northward as possible; while the Americans wished to establish the boundary near the Gulf as specified in the treaty with Great Britain.

The Dade Massacre, Albert Hubbard Roberts

Florida Historical Quarterly

One who would write again of the Dade massacre, ninety-one years after its occurrence, must forego the expectation of discovering any great wealth of original data, and content himself in the main with the assembling of facts already published, and the elimination of more or less doubtful detail that has crept into former narratives, in an effort to bring into stronger relief a more or less neglected story of the American soldier’s courage and fidelity unto death. Every school-child has been taught the story of the Alamo, a tragedy enacted a scarce two months after the massacre of the Dade …

The Second Spanish-American War, A. H. Phinney

Florida Historical Quarterly

In the January number last there appeared an article by A. H. Phinney relating to the attempted seizure of St. Augustine in the year 1812 by United States troops and gunboats. The article was entitled THE FIRST SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. The following paper is a resume by the same author of an analogous incident in Florida history - the raid into Florida in the year 1818 by General Andrew Jackson.

Notes And Comment, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

The Nine Old Wooden Forts Of St. Augustine, Jeannette Thurber Conner

Florida Historical Quarterly

Florida is the fortunate possessor of one of this country’s most interesting monuments of the past - the impressive Spanish fort at St. Augustine. The sketch of its history which the docile traveller hears, as he and other amiable sightseers follow the guide like lambs, seems for the most part colorless, sensational and incomplete.

Connecting The Dots And Dashes: Wireless Telegraphy Communication In The Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1918, Brian Pascas

Canadian Military History

This article seeks to explain wireless telegraphy (W/T) equipment, its development and use over the course of the First World War and how W/T performed in conjunction with the established landline network. W/T deployment during Canadian Expeditionary Force battles is evaluated to determine whether W/T was viewed as an alternative battlefield communication medium or simply as a standby for emergency situations. The analysis discloses that the Canadian infantry was unable to take advantage of continuous wave, a superior form of wireless that the artillery relied upon. This article contends that by war’s end W/T had become a viable substitute for …

Between Fact And Fiction: The 26th Battalion, The “Crater Fight,” And The “Myth Of The War Experience”, Curt Mainville

Canadian Military History

In October 1915, during only their second tour of the front line, New Brunswick’s 26th Battalion conducted a reconnaissance-in-force upon a recently detonated German mine in front of their firing trench. The “crater fight,” as it has come to be known, resulted in twenty-one dead and thirty-six wounded but was portrayed as a success. But how much of what was printed in local newspapers was true? Official reports and personal accounts were engaging, idealistic and emotive. They were also highly exaggerated. This was the genesis of the “myth of the war experience”—a marriage of both fact and fiction that reflected …

Diabolus Ex Machina? A Comparative Case Study To Test Whether Automatic Weapons Can Disproportionately Benefit Irregular Forces, Harrison Durland

Honors Theses

Researchers in the field of irregular conflict have observed that irregular forces such as insurgents and guerrillas have been victorious or forced draws in a greater percentage of conflicts over the past century compared with the century prior. More generally, researchers and practitioners have sought to better understand why seemingly weaker, irregular forces are able to win some wars against enemies who have significant material and other conventional advantages. This thesis engages with some of the literature in this field and focuses on what appears to be a particularly understudied issue: the potential role of shifts/innovations in military technology. Specifically, …

Journal Of Big History (Volume 4, Number 3), David R. Blanks

Faculty Publications - History & Political Science

The Journal of Big History is a publication of the International Big History Association. The mission of the International Big History Association is to promote Big History. Big History Big History seeks to understand the integrated history of the Cosmos, Earth, Life, and Humanity, using the best available empirical evidence and scholarly methods.

U.S. War Crimes And Accountability With The International Criminal Court: A Critique, Johanna M. Leffler

Senior Honors Projects

JOHANNA LEFFLER (International Studies, French)

U.S. War Crimes and Accountability with the International Criminal Court: A Critique

Sponsor: Kristin Johnson (Political Science)

Throughout my undergraduate career I have studied a variety of subjects within international affairs. The fall of my 2019-2020 year while studying abroad at The Institute for Political Studies of Rennes, France, was where I studied a particularly thought-provoking subject, Mondialisation et Droit de l’Homme (Globalization and Human Rights). We studied the evolution of international law, the justice institutions which uphold it, and how modern globalization impacts human rights. The subject matter and discussion with my international classmates …

Service And Citizenship: Examining The Historical Relationship Between Immigration And Military Service In The United States, Claudia Lynn Zibanejadrad

Master of Arts in American Studies Capstones

The purpose of this project is to examine the many different groups of people who used military service in order to gain the political and civil rights of citizenship. I begin with a history of immigration and military service, throughout American history. I particularly concentrate on World War II, a pivotal moment for immigration and the military. I will then cover the historiography that informed my research. I include some research on immigrants who used military service to become naturalized citizens, such as those from Ireland, Germany, and the Philippines. I also include those who were born on American soil, …

When Leaders Surrender Their Divine Lineage: The Loss Of Cosmic Connection Between Maya Local Lords And Their Supernatural Deities, Amy S. Peterson

Department of Anthropology: Theses and Student Research

The Maya who lived during the Classic Period (200 CE to 900 CE) went through many changes in their daily lives. In the Late Classic Period (600 to 900 CE), social, political and economic stressors caused even more change to their routines, leading to the “collapse” around 800-900 CE. Current hypotheses for this collapse included warfare, environmental factors, human degradation of landscapes, as well as internal and external influences. I hypothesize that in the Early Classic (200 to 600 CE), rulership of local communities by Maya lords, or ajawob, related mainly to their connection to a pantheon of supernatural …

British Piracy Policy In Jamaica, Aaron M. Goins

Masters Theses

The British used piracy as a tool of empire to gain a foothold the Caribbean until they had enough resources to create an empire of their own. Piracy functioned as an insurgency for the British keeping the competition in the new world below the threshold of war in Europe but still detrimental to the Spanish. The British used this chaos and the resources it brought in to build themselves while hurting the Spanish. Then, once the British desired stability over chaos they ceased use of pirates and started hunting pirates.

A Rivalry Of Necessity: An Analysis Of Mechanisms Of Contention Between The Islamic Republic Of Iran And The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Aras Syahmanssuri

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

The 1979 Iranian Islamic revolution that extremely concerned the Saudis leaders culminated after the overthrow of a monarchical regime of the Iranian Shah and the power rise of a theocratic Shia government led by Ayatollah Khomeini. From the early days of this revolution, Khomeini raised a unique slogan, which was “exporting the revolution” to neighboring countries. Through targeting the Shia minority in neighboring countries, this slogan highly concerned the Gulf countries including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Examining four decades of hostility, which starts from the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran, this study indicates that the rivalry between the Islamic …

Colonial Florida, Louis J. Mendelis

Florida Historical Quarterly

The extent of territory and the duration of time covered by a subject so broad as Colonial Florida make an introductory note necessary. The name Florida once covered all the territory from the end of the Peninsula to Labrador. In Colonial times, before James Moore's destructive expedition, the name was confined to the present States of Florida and Georgia. Not until 1821 did the State acquire its present boundaries.

Senator Yulee: A Biographical Sketch By C. Wichliffe Yulee, C. Wickliffe Yulee

Florida Historical Quarterly

The adage that: no man is a hero to his valet, may be coupled with one that: every man is a hero to his child; which fact the writer promises to bear ever in mind, endeavoring to anticipate the modifications of those candid friends whose friendship is never so demonstrative as when clipping one’s wings. But it is a matter of some regret that a person who feels compelled thus to issue a self-denying ordinance, should have been selected to write, for the Florida Historical Society, the biography of Senator Yulee; since any historical narrative must have a strong element …

Richard Keith Call, Caroline Mays Brevard

Florida Historical Quarterly

From the early days of the organization of the Territory of Florida the inevitable struggle between the red and the white man had been foreshadowed. There were collisions and depredations when the white man would venture into the Indian reserves, or when the Indian would venture upon the white man’s lands.

War, Media, And Memory: American Television News Coverage Of The Vietnam War, Brock J. Vaughan

Bridges: An Undergraduate Journal of Contemporary Connections

Social and political impacts of television news coverage of the Vietnam War are often glorified and grossly overestimated. This paper argues that the role of the American media during the war did not directly affect public support for the war, nor did it profoundly impact American nationalism and military policy. Television news coverage did, however, influence how events were perceived and remembered. The commonly held belief that the American news media was directly responsible for the decline of public confidence in the U.S. government, ultimately contributing to the public’s distaste for any further involvement in Vietnam, is a narrow viewpoint …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 95, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

To Conquer the Coast: Pensacola, the Gulf of Mexico and the Construction of American Imperialism, 1820-1848 by Maria Angela Diaz
Losing Lincoln: Black Educators, Historical Memory, and the Desegregation of Lincoln High School in Gainesville, Florida by Kathryn Palmer
The Gulf Coast Fish Cheer: Radicalism and the Underground Press in Pensacola, Florida, 1970-1971 by Christopher Satterwhite
Book Reviews
End Notes

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 94, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Special Issue Introduction by the FHQ Editors by Connie L. Lester and Daniel Murphree
The Historiography of Nineteenth-Century Florida by James G. Cusick
Interpreting Florida, Its Nineteenth-Century Literary Heritage by Maurice O'Sullivan
Abiaka, or Sam Jones, in Context: The Mikasuki Ethnogenesis through the Third Seminole War by Patsy West
"The Indians Are Scattering, I Fear": Mobility and Power in the Second Seminole War by Christine A. Rizzi
Runaway Slave Advertisements in Antebellum Florida: A Retrospective by Matthew J. Clavin
A Flower at Elmira: The Prisoner of War Diary of Wilbur Wightman Gramling by Robert Saunders, Jr.
Another Invisible Man: Alexander …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 94, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Religion and Women's Rights in Florida: An Examination of the Equal Rights Amendment Legislative Debates, 1972-1982 by Laura E. Brock
The Rise of Jim Crow in Fort Myers, 1885-1930 by Jonathan Harrison
'Gators Making Merry in Cuba: The University of Florida Football Team in Havana, December 1912 by Michael T. Wood
Throwing the Explorer out with the Fountain: American History Textbooks and Juan Ponce de Leon by Roger Chapman
Book Reviews
End Notes

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, Number 4, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Between Swamp and Sea: Bahamian Visitors in Southeast Florida before Miami by Devin Leigh
By the Shores of the Phosphorescent Seas: Lafcadio Hearn's Journey to Florida's Mysterious Fountain by Maxwell J. Stillwell
Camp Blanding Station Hospital in the War Years by George E. Cressman Jr.
Swaim Family Papers: Civil War Reports and Letters of Recommendation for a Carpetbagger by John T. Foster Jr., and Nicole Brown
Book Reviews
End Notes
Florida History in Publications, 2014
Comprehensive Index: 2014-2015 (volume 93)

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, Number 3, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Special Issue Introduction by the FHQ Editors by Connie L. Lester and Daniel Murphree
The Historiography of Eighteenth-CenturyFiorida by Sherry Johnson
James Grant, British East Florida, and the Impending Imperial Crisis, 1764-1771 by Susan Schwartz
"Cast Away off the Bar": The Archaeological Investigation of British Period Shipwrecks in St. Augustine by Chuck Meide
The Failure of Great Britain's "Southern Expedition" of 1776: Revisiting Southern Campaign in the Early Years of the American Revolution, 1775-1779 by Roger Smith
Slanders and Sodomy: Studying the Past through Colonial Crime Investigation By James Cusick
Mayhem and Murder in the East Florida Frontier, 1783 to …

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, Number 2, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

New Systems, Established Traditions: Governor James Grant's Indian Diplomacy and the Evolution of British Colonial Policy, 1760-1771 by James L. Hill
"Wishing that Right May Prevail": Ethan Allen Hitchock and the Florida War by C.S. Monaco
Time to Grow Up: The Rise and Fall of Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale by James Schiltz
"A Few Crazy Ladies": How Women Broke Down Barriers and Created a Place for Female Martial Artists in Florida, 1974-1983 by Christopher David Thrasher
Book Reviews
End Notes

Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 93, Number 1, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Perfectly Still No More: Unionists in Confederate Northeast Florida by T. W. Upchurch
A Perfect Storm: The Ocoee Riot of 1920 by Carlee Hoffman and Claire Strom
Bootlegging Aliens: Unsanctioned Immigration and the Underground Economy of Smuggling from Cuba during Prohibition by Lisa Lindquist Dorr
Current Scholarship on the Johns Committee in Florida History The Johns Committee: A Historiographic Essay by Judith G. Poucher
Book Review: Braukman, Communists and Perverts under the Palms: The johns Committee in Florida, 1956-1965 - by Karen Graves
Book Review: Poucher, State of Defiance: Challenging the Johns Committee's Assault on Civil Liberties by James Anthony …