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Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Mississippi in the Confederacy, As They Saw It. Edited by John K. Bettersworth. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1961. 362 pp. Illustrations, $5.95); Mississippi in the Confederacy, As Seen in Retrospect. Edited by James W. Silver. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1961. 362 pp. Illustrations, $5.95); The United Colonies of New England, 1643-1690. By Harry M. Ward. (New York: Vantage Press, 1961. 434pp. Plates $4.50.)
The Cotton Mill Campaign In Florida, 1828-1863, Richard W. Griffin
The Cotton Mill Campaign In Florida, 1828-1863, Richard W. Griffin
Florida Historical Quarterly
The manufacturing impulse in the South appeared as early as 1790 when primitive cotton factories were established in Kentucky and South Carolina. In Virginia an association to promote manufactures was launched at Richmond in 1786. This early interest in development of cotton manufactories was not comparable, however, to that which set off the cotton growing craze after the invention of the cotton gin.
The American Loyalists In The Bahama Islands: Who They Were, Thelma Peters
The American Loyalists In The Bahama Islands: Who They Were, Thelma Peters
Florida Historical Quarterly
The American loyalists who moved to the Bahama Islands at the close of the American Revolution were from many places and many walks of life so that classification of them is not easy. Still, some patterns do emerge and suggest a prototype with the following characteristics: a man, either first or second generation from Scotland or England, Presbyterian or Anglican, well-educated, and “bred to accounting.” He was living in the South at the time of the American Revolution, either as a merchant, the employee of a merchant, or as a slave-owning planter. When the war came he served in one …
East Coast Florida Steamboating, 1831-1861, Edward A. Mueller
East Coast Florida Steamboating, 1831-1861, Edward A. Mueller
Florida Historical Quarterly
Transportation facilities have always played a substantial and significant role in the development and settlement of the United States. Likewise, in the early days of Florida’s development, water transportation played a most important part, sailing ships helping to bring in some of the first settlers and visitors. Because Florida is a peninsula for the most part and has water access on most of its boundaries as well as many waterways serving the interior, transportation by water has always loomed large. Sailing vessels, however, have their difficulties not the least of which is the lack of a regular schedule and the …
Joseph E. Brown And The Florida Election Of 1876, Derrell Roberts
Joseph E. Brown And The Florida Election Of 1876, Derrell Roberts
Florida Historical Quarterly
Florida means various things to many people. For some it means restored health and for others it has built fortunes, but for Joseph E. Brown it revived a sagging political career. By 1876, Brown had served as Georgia’s Governor for an unprecedented eight year period which included the Civil War era. He had been Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court for nearly two years and earlier had served terms as Superior Court Judge and State Senator. In 1876, Brown was ready to rejoin the Democratic party which he had bolted in 1868 to vote for U.S. Grant for President, …
The Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
The Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Minutes and notes from the annual meeting
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contributors to this issue
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Notice of the annual meeting, Junior Historical Writing Contest, local historical societies
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Confederate Strategy from Shiloh to Vicksburg. By Archer Jones. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1961. 240 pp. Maps, bibliography, and index. $5.00.); Why the North Won The Civil War. Edited by David Donald. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1960. xv, 128 pp. Suggested Readings and index. $2.95.); Americans at War, The Development of the American Military System. By T. Harry Williams. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1960. 139 pp. Illustrations. $3.50.); Marquette Legends. By Francis Borgia Steck. Edited by August Reyling. (New York, Pageant Press, 1960. xxii, 350 pp. Facsimiles, maps, notes, bibliography, and index. …
Lawlessness In Florida, 1848-1871, Ralph L. Peek
Lawlessness In Florida, 1848-1871, Ralph L. Peek
Florida Historical Quarterly
The clash of ideologies, conflicts over rights and status, and a struggle for power, all of which have marked man’s efforts to achieve a society satisfactory to himself, created an intense conflict in Florida during the years of Reconstruction, particularly in the period 1868-1871, In this bloody struggle the issue at stake was the possession of local, state, and national political and economic power, and this issue was colored and made more complex by social and racial elements, including the most virulent race hatred. The incipient conflict, created by the aftermath of war and the Reconstruction Acts of 1867, flared …
The Day Governor Cabrera Left Florida, Luis Rafael Arana
The Day Governor Cabrera Left Florida, Luis Rafael Arana
Florida Historical Quarterly
On Sunday, April 13, 1687, the presidio of St. Augustine, Florida was going about routine activities. Captain Antonio de Arguelles’ infantry company had guard duty, and the captain was at the presidio’s main guardhouse. A galliot, one of the vessels of the garrison’s naval complement, rode at anchor in Matanzas Bay. She was ready to sail that afternoon. Her crew (partly made up of sailors under contract for just that trip), supplies, arms (including 36 flintlock muskets), and ammunition, were already on board. Adjutant Juan Pinto, one of the three regular adjutants, was the galliot’s officer in charge.
The Loyalist Migration From East Florida To The Bahama Islands, Thelma Peters
The Loyalist Migration From East Florida To The Bahama Islands, Thelma Peters
Florida Historical Quarterly
During the American Revolution many Loyalists fled from the southern states and sought refuge in British East Florida. At the close of the war, when Florida changed hands again, these refugees as well as the British residents of Florida were forced to choose between living under the flag of Spain or seeking new homes elsewhere. Most of them left Florida and many of them established their new homes in the sprawling archipelago which is Florida’s neighbor to the east, the Bahama Islands
A Naval Visitor In British West Florida, Robert R. Rea
A Naval Visitor In British West Florida, Robert R. Rea
Florida Historical Quarterly
The world-wide explansion of the British Empire in the eighteenth century was dependent upon a navy whose officers were, of necessity, the most widely travelled men of their times. No less than frontiersmen, the holders of His Majesty’s commission were empire-builders. Seldom, however, were they fully conscious of the broader significance of their work or capable of literary exploitation of their experiences. John Blankett was an exception to this generalization. His career extended from the inland waters of North America to the Indian Ocean, from Russia to South Africa, from the English Channel to the Red Sea where he last …
The Story Of Florida's Migrant Farm Workers, Donald H. Grubbs
The Story Of Florida's Migrant Farm Workers, Donald H. Grubbs
Florida Historical Quarterly
The vacation-bound tourist en route to South Florida often follows highway A1A past the glittering motels, mile on mile, that dot the beaches of Florida’s Gold Coast, or chooses perhaps to drive along the flowing curves of the Sunshine State Parkway farther inland. There is a third route south to Miami, however, that is quite dissimilar from the better known pair; it is a highway of many repairs that is used principally by far less affluent travelers. The motorist who bumps along U. S. 441 sees limitless flat vistas of fertile ebony soil stretching out to the horizon, striped with …
The Editor's Corner, Florida Historical Society
The Editor's Corner, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Mr. James Willard Milgram of 216 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn 1, New York, had an interesting cover and letter in a recent issue of the Weekly Philatelic Gossip. With the permission of that publication, a condensation of his article with the letter is reproduced for our readers.
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contributors to this issue
Book Review: Railroads In Alabama Politics, 1875-1914, Florida Historical Society
Book Review: Railroads In Alabama Politics, 1875-1914, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Railroads in Alabama Politics, 1875-1914. By James F. Doster. University of Alabama Studies, No. 12. (Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Press, 1957. 231 pp. Maps, bibliography and index. $4.00 paper, $5.00 cloth.)
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of The Territorial Papers of the United States, Volume XXV, The Territory of Florida, 1834-1839. Compiled and edited by Clarence Edwin Carter. (Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1960. 790 pp. Index. $6.00.); Archivo General de Indias de Sevilla, Guia del Visitante, By Jose Maria de la Pena y Camara. (Madrid, Dirrecion General de Archivos y Bibliotecas, 1958. 206 pp. Charts and illustrations. 65 pesetas.); Marion Zaiser, The Beneficent Blaze: The Story of Major Lew D. Brown. (New York, Pageant Press, 1960. 347 pp. Plates. $4.00.); Prelude to Empire: Portugal Overseas before Henry the Navigator. By Bailey W. Diffie. …
Sectionalism In The Peace Convention Of 1861, Jesse L. Keene
Sectionalism In The Peace Convention Of 1861, Jesse L. Keene
Florida Historical Quarterly
While angry clouds gathered in the southern sky and some southern states enacted ordinances of secession providing for funds and cannons, while the people of the North went their way, declaring that only a sprinkle would come from the angry clouds in the South, the appointed state commissioners of twenty-one states assembled at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D. C., February 4, 1861, at 12 o’clock, pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia, January 19, 1861.
The Armed Occupation Act Of 1842, James W. Covington
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, Theodore Pratt
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, Charles W. Arnade
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, Florida Historical Society
Contents Of Volume Xxxx, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contains a list of articles and authors for Vol. 40
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contributors to this issue
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Notes from local historical societies, National Historic Sites Registry
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
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., Florida Historical Society
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, Henry Eugene Sterkx
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, Leon O. Prior
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, William M. Jones
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.