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Full-Text Articles in American Studies
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
"When I Wore A Younger Man's Clothes": The Nostalgia Topic In The Music Of Billy Joel, Kendall Waters
"When I Wore A Younger Man's Clothes": The Nostalgia Topic In The Music Of Billy Joel, Kendall Waters
James Madison Undergraduate Research Journal (JMURJ)
My father and I often listened to Billy Joel together as I grew up, and I eventually formed nostalgic connections to Joel’s music. While music is well known as a conductor of nostalgia, this paper explores the idea that the nostalgia I feel while listening to specific songs in Joel’s catalog is not simply a result of the indexical connections I have built with these tracks. Rather, it is a result of a “nostalgia topic” in Joel’s work. This paper compares the soundtrack and select works from Joel’s catalog to reveal that there is no one gesture, melody, or harmonic …
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 …
Florida Reconstruction Impeachments, Cortez A. M. Ewing
Florida Reconstruction Impeachments, Cortez A. M. Ewing
Florida Historical Quarterly
The impeachment of Governor Harrison Reed not only contributes an interesting chapter to the history of Reconstruction but it also offers a number of novel precedents to the history of American impeachments. Throughout his gubernatorial term (1868-1872), Reed fought a consistent and courageous struggle against carpetbag politicians in Florida. I know of no other state or national civil officer against whom the impeachment remedy was so frequently attempted. On four occasions, he was threatened with legislative removal. Twice the lower house passed impeachment resolutions. Finally, in the last year of his term, his enemies voted a bona fide and legal …
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 36, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Notice of the annual meeting, gifts, notes from local and regional historical societies, and contributors
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Seminole Music. By Frances Densmore. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 161. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1956. xxviii, 218 pp. Plates, index. $1.00); The Negro and Southern Politics; A Chapter of Florida History. By Hugh Douglas Price. (New York, New York, University Press, 1957. 133 pp. $5.00); Gunner with Stonewall; Reminiscences of William Thomas Poague, a Memoir Written for His Children in 1903. Edited by Monroe F. Cockrell; with an Introduction by Bell Irwin Wiley. (Jackson, Tenn., McCowat-Mercer Press, 1957. 181 pp. Illustrations. $5.95)
Letters Of A Carpetbagger In Florida, 1866-1869, George E. Osborn
Letters Of A Carpetbagger In Florida, 1866-1869, George E. Osborn
Florida Historical Quarterly
These letters, written by Daniel Richards to Elihu B. Washburne, throw considerable light on the hectic days of Reconstruction in Florida. Not only do these friendly messages reveal much of what the author actually witnessed of the United States military occupation in the peninsula state but a number of referenes are made to the chaotic economic conditions which existed generally at that time. Although Florida had fewer Negroes in proportion to population than some of the former Confederate states, the problem of relations between the races was one with great complexities. At least some of the obstacles to the establishment …
The Cession Of Florida And John Quincy Adams, Secretary Of State, Lester Harris
The Cession Of Florida And John Quincy Adams, Secretary Of State, Lester Harris
Florida Historical Quarterly
The cession of the Floridas stands out as one of the greatest victories in the history of American diplomacy. Ownership of Florida insured to the United States a continuous seaboard on the Atlantic Ocean. It led to the recognition by the United States of the South American colonies, then in revolt against Spain. The treaty with Spain gave the United States its first recognized claim to the western lands bordering on the Pacific Ocean. 2 It became the basis for the acquisition of Oregon and Washington, and parts of present day Montana and Idaho. Cession led directly to the Monroe …
Autobiography Of William Marvin, Kevin E. Kearney
Autobiography Of William Marvin, Kevin E. Kearney
Florida Historical Quarterly
Sixty-five years ago, a venerable man in Skaneateles, New York, set himself to the task of recording the events of his life. What William Marvin wrote between the pages of a lined composition notebook was more than an autobiography. It was a chapter in American history. What is even more significant is that much of what Marvin recounted pertained to the history of Florida during the critical years 1835-1866, a period which found the nation challenged with the issues of union, disunion, and reunion. The story which follows, then, is the story of a man who served Florida during the …
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 36, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Notes from local and regional historical societies, contributors to the issue, new members
Book Review: The Unconquered Seminole Indians, James W. Covington
Book Review: The Unconquered Seminole Indians, James W. Covington
Florida Historical Quarterly
Review of by Irvin M. Peithmann (St. Petersburg, Fla., The Great Outdoors Association, 1956. 96 pp. Illustrations, $1.00.)
Book Review: This Changing South, C. W. Tebeau
Book Review: This Changing South, C. W. Tebeau
Florida Historical Quarterly
Review of This Changing South. By John M. Maclachlan and Joe S. Floyd, Jr. (Gainesville, University of Florida Press, 1956. xii, 154 pp. Appendix, Index, Tables $4.00.)
Book Review: The Territorial Papers Of The United States Volume Xxii: The Territory Of Florida, 1821-1824., Dorothy Dodd
Book Review: The Territorial Papers Of The United States Volume Xxii: The Territory Of Florida, 1821-1824., Dorothy Dodd
Florida Historical Quarterly
Review of The Territorial Papers of the United States Volume XXII: The Territory of Florida, 1821-1824. Edited by Clarence Edwin Carter. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956. xiii, 1129 pp. Map, Inde $8.25.)
Civil War Operations In And Around Pensacola, Edwin C. Bearrs
Civil War Operations In And Around Pensacola, Edwin C. Bearrs
Florida Historical Quarterly
Entering Pensacola Harbor from the Gulf of Mexico in 1861 one would have seen, as he crossed the ba , Fort McRee immediately on his left on the main land or west shore of the bay and to the right Fort Pickens on the western extremity of Santa Rosa Island. This island, lying approximately parallel to the shore of the mainland, is nearly forty miles long and is separated from the mainland by Pensacola Bay. On the mainland opposite Fort Pickens and at a distance of about one and one-half miles stood Fort Barrancas and about another one and one-half …
The Civil War Letters Of August Henry Mathers, Franklin A. Doty
The Civil War Letters Of August Henry Mathers, Franklin A. Doty
Florida Historical Quarterly
The writer of the letters which follow was born in Monticello, Florida, on April 25, 1825, the son of William Henry Mathers, Jr., and Elizabeth Clarke Mathers. The details of his early education are not known. He was married on October 28, 1848, to Mary Ann Cooper, daughter of Dr. James A. Cooper, originally of Farmington, Georgia, and Elizabeth White Cooper. The young couple lived a while in Madison, Florida, before removing to Micanopy where Mathers, together with his father-m-law, opened a drug store in 1853, known in later years as the “Old Reliable Micanopy Drug Store.”
Blockage Runner, Alice Strickland
Blockage Runner, Alice Strickland
Florida Historical Quarterly
During the Civil War Confederate blockade runners played a dangerous and exciting game of hide and seek with Union gunboats off the Florida coast. President Lincoln had proclaimed the blockade on April 19, 1861, with the intention of closing the Atlantic ports of the Confederacy to trade with other nations. The South, therefore, was faced with the problem of running the blockade in order to bring in the necessities of war.
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 36, Number 2. Includes the Table of Contents
Capital Removal, Sylvia Jean Hardaway
Capital Removal, Sylvia Jean Hardaway
Florida Historical Quarterly
In 1823, two commissioners, one representing East Florida, and the other representing West Florida, selected Tallahassee as the most suitable site for the capital of the newly organized territory of Florida. However, from the very first time the Legislative Council convened at Tallahassee, pressure was brought forth to remove the capital from Tallahassee. Typical of the objections to Tallahassee was that it was so far from any settlement or habitation of civilized man, although it had been chosen by men well qualified to determine the most advantageous position near the center of the population. In the very first session of …