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Pensacola In The British Period: Summary And Significance, Cecil Johnson
Pensacola In The British Period: Summary And Significance, Cecil Johnson
Florida Historical Quarterly
The documented story of Pensacola in the British period has already been written by competent historians and much of it has been published in this Quarterly. 1 The purpose of this writer is not to do again a job that has already been well done; rather, this is a brief account of British Pensacola with significant aspects of its history while it was the capital of the shortlived and ill-fated English royal province of West Florida; and this with a minimum of documentation and other scholarly impediments to the layman’s enjoyment of reading.
Spanish Pensacola, 1700-1763, William B. Griffen
Spanish Pensacola, 1700-1763, William B. Griffen
Florida Historical Quarterly
After more than a decade of explorations by Spain along the north and east shores of the Gulf of Mexico, a garrison has founded with all urgency at a bay called Pensacola* in the latter part of the year 1698 in an effort to keep other foreign powers, namely France and England, from obtaining a foothold in the region. These enemies of the Spanish dominions, so thought the Spaniards, would thus be obstructed from an area from which they could attack Spanish shipping and from which they would be able to penetrate and usurp portions of the northern Spanish colonies, …
The Founding Of Pensacola: Reasons And Reality, Albert Manucy
The Founding Of Pensacola: Reasons And Reality, Albert Manucy
Florida Historical Quarterly
October 1698 - Two rival expeditions - one French, the other Spanish - were sailing toward a pleasant harbor in the Gulf of Mexico. Neither of them knew about a third rival. But there it was, two little ships outbound from London, bringing Britons who coveted the same sunny southeastern province.
Tristan De Luna And Ochuse (Pensacola Bay), 1559, Charles W. Arnade
Tristan De Luna And Ochuse (Pensacola Bay), 1559, Charles W. Arnade
Florida Historical Quarterly
The conquest of America by the Spaniards in the sixteenth century was a momentous event which had profound consequences in world history. Portugal was the leader of the age of exploration during the fifteenth century, but Spain became the principal contender in conquest during the next century. It was she who blazed the trail of European penetration in South, Central and North America. It was she who left the first European footprints on Florida’s soil. It was she who unfurled the first flag over Pensacola Bay, and it was she who planted the first cross, symbol of Christianity, on the …
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 37, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents
Junior Historical Contest, Florida Historical Society
Junior Historical Contest, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
More students from more schools entered the Society’s annual Junior Historical Writing Contest this year than ever before: over 100 papers from 29 schools. The papers were judged by Dr. Gilbert Lycan and Dr. John Johns of Stetson University and Mrs. Ella Teague DeBerard, all of DeLand. The following awards were recommended by the committee and approved by the Society.
Business Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Business Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Includes notes from the directors meeting, report of the treasurer, and annual membership meeting
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Program from the annual meeting
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Kentucky Cavaliers in Dixie. By George Dallas Mosgrove, Edited by Bell Irwin Wiley. (Jackson, Tenn., McCowat-Mercer Press Inc., 1957. $6.00); Parson Clapp of the Strangers’ Church of New Orleans. Edited by John Duffy. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1957. 191 pp. $5.00); The Baptist Church in the Lower Mississippi Valley, 1776-1845. By Walter Brownlow Posey. (Lexington, University of Kentucky Press, 1957. x, 166 pp. $5.00.); Lee’s Dispatches; Unpublished Letters of General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A. to Jefferson Davis and the War Department of the Confederate States of America 1862-1865. Edited by Douglas Southall Freeman and Grady McWhiney. …
Florida Bibliography And Historiography, Florida Historical Society
Florida Bibliography And Historiography, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
I. The Development of Knowledge Regarding the Florida Indians; II. Writings In Florida History on the Period 1821-1860; III. Historical Writing on Twentieth Century Florida
Florida Pioneer, Adelaide H. Reed
Florida Pioneer, Adelaide H. Reed
Florida Historical Quarterly
Whether the source of the Manatee River was really the “Fountain of Youth” for which Ponce de Leon searched in vain is a question for historians - or geographers - to argue about. But, in its early days, the little town of Manatee really did have a “Fountain of Youth.” At least, it was named that. It was not exactly a fountain, but a little spring of clear, cold water bubbling up out of the ground, with a gourd hung on a nearby oak tree from which to drink.
The Democrat, Arthur Kennerly
The Democrat, Arthur Kennerly
Florida Historical Quarterly
For more than fifty years The Tallahassee Democrat has been the major newspaper of the capital city of Florida. * In the half-century since it first appeared, the newspaper has frequently changed its “face” and has been challenged by several short-lived local rival publications. But no matter how much opposition it has had and regardless of how many readers curse it, The Democrat has survived and prospered.
Zangara's Attempted Assassination Of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nathan D. Shappee
Zangara's Attempted Assassination Of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nathan D. Shappee
Florida Historical Quarterly
A communitiy's moment in history is not usually of its own choosing but comes as some unwanted thing which can be embarrassing and completely frightening. Such was the unhappy fate of Miami on the evening of February 15, 1933 when Giuseppe Zangara tried to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt with an $8.00 pistol. The attempt failed but Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago died from a bullet wound. And Zangara was electrocuted for his crime.
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 37, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contributors to this issue
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Experiencia misionera en la Florida (siglos XVI y XVII). By P. G. J. Keegan and L. Tormo Sanz. Instituto Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas. Biblioteca “Missionalica Hispanica,” Series B. Vol. VII. (Madrid, Talleres Graficos Jura, 1957. 404 pp.); The Story of Southwestern Florida, By James W. Covington. (New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1957. 2 vols. Maps, illustrations, index. $48.50.); Ante Bellum Alabama Town and Country. By Weymouth T. Jordan. Florida State University Studies, No. 27. (Tallahassee, Florida State University, 1957. viii, 172 pp. Bibliography. $3.00.); Lee Chronicle; Studies of the Early Generations of …
Reminiscences Of The Civil War, James M. Dancy
Reminiscences Of The Civil War, James M. Dancy
Florida Historical Quarterly
Life reminiscences of James M. Dancy, who first saw the light of day at Buena Vista on the east bank of the St. Johns River, on the 15 day of January, 1845; son of Francis L. and Florida F. Dancy; now at this date [June 30, 1933] eighty-eight and one-half years of age, writing this without glasses.
Marion County Newspapers, R. N. Dosh
Marion County Newspapers, R. N. Dosh
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Florida Press Association, in celebrating the 75th anniversary of that organization, asked me to prepare a history of the Ocala Star-Banner. The article prepared at that time has been revised somewhat and brought up to date.
Economic Problems Of Florida Governors, 1700-1763, John J. Tepaske
Economic Problems Of Florida Governors, 1700-1763, John J. Tepaske
Florida Historical Quarterly
Many problems plagued the eighteenth-century Florida governor, but none vexed him more than the economic plight of his settlement. Florida was a poverty-stricken military outpost of the Spanish Empire on the northeastern fringe of New Spain. It was unable to sustain itself with mining or agricultural enterprises and was wholly dependent upon outside aid for its existence. Want, misery, and destitution were the lot of the soldiers and their families living in this unpopular community. Securing money and supplies for them was the governor’s greatest single responsibility; no colonial question received his more devoted attention.
What Became Of The Man Who Cut Off Jenkins' Ear?, Edward W. Lawson
What Became Of The Man Who Cut Off Jenkins' Ear?, Edward W. Lawson
Florida Historical Quarterly
Almost all histories mention the unfortunate experience of Master Robert Jenkins who achieved fame by giving his name to the War of Jenkins’ Ear. Some even tell that the man who removed Jenkins’ auricle was called Fandino, captain of a Spanish Coast Guard. What ultimately became of Fandino remains a mystery. He deserves better recognition in the history of Florida, for it was he who was largely responsible for the failure of General James Oglethorpe to capture St. Augustine’s Castillo de San Marcos, and hence the abandonment of the siege of our oldest city by the English in 1740.
Population Change As An Element In The Historical Geography Of St. Augustine, John R. Dunkle
Population Change As An Element In The Historical Geography Of St. Augustine, John R. Dunkle
Florida Historical Quarterly
The History of St Augustine, like the history of every place, is an intricate drama of personalities and events set against a backdrop of the physical and cultural environment. This paper attempts to outline the pattern of one facet of the cultural background: population. It is believed that this may be justified by the fact that population changes correlate with events and shed light on those events. Further, population changes serve as an index to changes in economy.
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 37, Number 1. Includes the Table of Contents
Contents Of Volume Xxxvii, Florida Historical Society
Contents Of Volume Xxxvii, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contains a list of articles and authors for Vol. 37
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
No abstract provided.
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Forts and fort sites in Florida, activities of local and regional historical societies
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of When the World Ended: The Dairy of Emma LeConte. Edited by Earl Schenck Miers. (New York, Oxford University Press, 1957. xviii, 124, pp. Illustrations. $4.00.); Florida’s Last Frontier; The History of Collier County. By Charlton W. Tebeau. Copeland Studies in Florida History. (Coral Gables, University of Miami Press, 1957. 260 pp. Illustrations, maps, index. $3.50.); Negro Militia and Reconstruction. By Otis A. Singletary. (Austin, University of Texas Press, 1957. xi, 181 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, and index. $3.75.); Our Journey Through Florida. By Cleo Rainwater and Kathryn Abbey Hanna. (New York, American Book Company, 1957. x, 350 pp. Illustrations, …
The Florida Secession Convention, Ralph A. Wooster
The Florida Secession Convention, Ralph A. Wooster
Florida Historical Quarterly
The secession movement of 1851-52 received little support in Florida. Although the Compromise of 1850 was never very popular in the state, a majority of the citizenry accepted it as a solution to the sectional controversy. An indication of this sentiment was the re-election of Representative Edward C. Cabell in November, 1850, over Major John Beard. Cabell, who had voted against the Compromise proposals in the House, favored acquiescence to them once they had passed; Beard, the Democratic candidate, had stated he would resist the Compromise to the end. Cabell’s re-election was a victory for Florida unionists.
Some Letters To His Parents By A Floridian In The Confederate Army, Gilbert Wright
Some Letters To His Parents By A Floridian In The Confederate Army, Gilbert Wright
Florida Historical Quarterly
The nineteen to twenty-two-year-old author of the letters that follow was destined, after the Civil War, to become a distinguished citizen of his native state. His death in 1908 was mourned by many hundreds “in all walks of life.” He had been active for more than forty years in the railroad enterprise, so important to the development of Florida. His rise in a few decades from clerk to first vice president in the Florida railroad world gave evidence that he possessed qualities for leadership. One may perceive, without reading between the lines, that the young soldier had these qualities.
Letters From The Second Seminole War, John K. Mahon
Letters From The Second Seminole War, John K. Mahon
Florida Historical Quarterly
These pages are built around fragments drawn from the letters and diary entries written by Joseph R. Smith. They contain nothing important enough to require a reinterpretation of the Second Seminole War, 1835-1842; indeed they have little significance except that they enlarge the printed record left by the people who lived at that time. This record helps us, in spite of the one hundred and thirty years lying between, to bring to life their interesting era.
Life At Fort Brooke, 1824-1836, James W. Covington
Life At Fort Brooke, 1824-1836, James W. Covington
Florida Historical Quarterly
In January, 1824 the military post known as Cantonment Brooke and later as Fort Brooke * was established at the juncture of Hillsborough River and the bay bearing the same name. There were many sites more suitable or a fort which could be found along the shores and islands of Tampa Bay; but the land at the chosen location had already been cleared and a house and wharf erected by Robert Hackley, a gentleman from New York who believed that his father held title to the land. Incidently, Hackley had left the property in charge of an overseer so that …