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Articles 1981 - 2010 of 12493
Full-Text Articles in American Studies
Trail Indians Of Florida, James W. Covington
Trail Indians Of Florida, James W. Covington
Florida Historical Quarterly
The story of the Trail Indians of Florida is the account of Seminoles who loved Florida as much as any group that ever lived here-Latins, crackers, or transplanted Yankees-and who fought the United States government to a virtual standstill in three nineteenth-century wars in a fierce determination to maintain their homes somewhere on the peninsula. In terms of religion, education, and their general life pattern, the Trail Indians have been among the most recalcitrant in the United States against the threats of the white man’s civilization. In recent years one group of Seminoles, organized into the Miccosukee Tribe, launched a …
The Sly Foxes: Henry Flagler, George Miles, And Florida's Public Domain, Edward N. Akin
The Sly Foxes: Henry Flagler, George Miles, And Florida's Public Domain, Edward N. Akin
Florida Historical Quarterly
"My domain begins at Jacksonville," Henry M. Flagler asserted in an invitation extended in February 1898 to President William McKinley to visit him on Florida’s east coast. Flagler’s statement contained a great measure of truth. During the 1880s, Flagler, a close friend and associate of John D. Rockefeller in their Standard Oil Company empire, began a second career in Florida. Flagler had spent some time in Jacksonville in 1878 with his first wife in a vain effort to regain her health. He was delighted with Florida, and he honeymooned with his second wife in St. Augustine during the winter of …
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 58, Number 1. Includes the Table of Contents
He Has Carried His Life In His Hands: The "Sarasota Assassination Society" Of 1884, Janet Snyder Matthews
He Has Carried His Life In His Hands: The "Sarasota Assassination Society" Of 1884, Janet Snyder Matthews
Florida Historical Quarterly
A front page headline in the New York Times in February 1885, announced: “The Bloody Work of Band of Southern Murderers . . . the notorious Sarasota Assassination Society.” The Times story reported that Alfred B. Bidwell, formerly of Buffalo, had been arrested for vigilantism in Florida: “This organization is supposed to exist for the purpose of the secret murder of political opponents, and is composed of 20 members, bound together by terrible oaths to perform the bloody work of the band and to keep its secrets inviolate. Mr. Bidwell is charged with making his store the rendezvous of the …
Directors' Meeting, December 9, 1978, Florida Historical Society
Directors' Meeting, December 9, 1978, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Minutes of the Directors' Meeting
Index To Volume Lvii, Florida Historical Society
Index To Volume Lvii, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
No abstract provided.
History News, Florida Historical Society
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Annual Meeting, National Register of Historic Places, Publications, Announcements and Activities, Obituary
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
THE MERCHANT OF MANCHAC: THE LETTERBOOKS OF JOHN FITZPATRICK, 1768-1790, edited by Margaret Fisher Dalrymple, reviewed by William S. Coker; EARLY MEDICAL HISTORY OF PINELLAS PENINSULA: A QUADRICENTENNIAL EPOCH, by Frederick Eberson, reviewed by William M. Straight; THE SOUTH, A HISTORY, by I. A. Newby, reviewed by Bell I. Wiley; ANDREW JACKSON IND THE COURSE OF AMERICAN EMPIRE, 1767-1821, by Robert V. Remini, reviewed by Edwin A. Miles; DEEP LIKE THE RIVERS: EDUCATION IN THE SLAVE QUARTER COMMUNITY, 1831-1865, by Thomas L. Webber, reviewed by Peter Kolchin; POLITICS AND POWER IN A SLAVE SOCIETY: ALABAMA, 1800-1860, by J. Mills Thornton …
Florida Manuscript Acquisitions And Accessions, Florida Historical Society
Florida Manuscript Acquisitions And Accessions, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The following paragraphs list recent manuscript acquisitions and accessions as reported by Florida’s university, college, and public libraries. Those interested in using particular collections should correspond with the library or institution in question.
The Naval Career Of John Eliot, Governor Of West Florida, Robert R. Rea
The Naval Career Of John Eliot, Governor Of West Florida, Robert R. Rea
Florida Historical Quarterly
The Royal Navy offered a promising career to the younger sons of many an English county family in the eighteenth century, and when political influence could be brought to bear, prospects for rapid advancement were considerably increased. The case of John Eliot offers an interesting example of the making of a naval officer during the Seven Years War and demonstrates the heights to which family connections could raise a very young man, for Eliot’s elevation to the governorship of the colony of West Florida at the age of twenty-four far surpassed the claims of his service at sea. Eliot’s naval …
Policing Miami's Black Community, 1896-1930, Paul S. George
Policing Miami's Black Community, 1896-1930, Paul S. George
Florida Historical Quarterly
When Miami, Florida, was incorporated in 1896, most white residents mirrored the prevailing attitude toward blacks. Negroes, they assumed, were inferior people who represented a potential threat to the white community. This attitude resulted in the consignment of blacks to cramped quarters with inadequate municipal services, creation of a dual system of justice, and semi-official tolerance of white terrorism. The symbol and guardian of this order was the police.
An Empty Victory: The St. Petersburg Sanitation Strike, 1968, Darryl Paulson
An Empty Victory: The St. Petersburg Sanitation Strike, 1968, Darryl Paulson
Florida Historical Quarterly
St. Petersburg, Florida, has long had the image of being a haven for retirees and tourists. People are drawn to the city by its beaches, its sunshine, and its tranquility. The peaceful climate of St. Petersburg was shattered in 1968 when a work stoppage in the sanitation department mushroomed into a four-month strike. What started as a nonviolent effort using marches, picketing, and economic boycotts in an attempt to increase wages, transformed itself into fire bombings, arson, gunfire, and riots. At the conclusion of the strike, the workers found their situation no better than before the walkout, but the strike …
Governor Leroy Collins Of Florida And The Selma Crisis Of 1965, Thomas R. Wagy
Governor Leroy Collins Of Florida And The Selma Crisis Of 1965, Thomas R. Wagy
Florida Historical Quarterly
On Tuesday, March 9, 1965, a bright sun shone on Selma, Alabama, replacing the gray, gloomy weather which had blanketed the city for days. Despite the sixty degree temperature, the air held a winter crispness. Most of the people gathered at Brown’s Chapel wore heavy overcoats and gloves. The nervous conversations grew into an expectant murmur and then applause as a young black man came into view. He walked among the crowd, touched the extended hands, and moved to the church steps to speak. He was their leader. Arguments about whether or not to march ended. They would abide by …
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 57, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents
History News, Florida Historical Society
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Historic Capitol Restoration, Museum Openings, Awards, Announcements and Activities
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
THE MILITARY PRESENCE ON THE GULF COAST: GULF COAST HISTORY AND HUMANITIES CONFERENCE, VOLUME VII, edited by William S. Coker, reviewed by Don Higginbotham; TACACHALE: ESSAYS ON THE INDIANS OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA DURING THE HISTORIC PERIOD, edited by Jerald T. Milanich and Samuel Proctor, reviewed by John W. Griffin; THE TROUBLE OF IT Is, by David M. Newell, reviewed by Gloria Jahoda; THE YOUNG HAMILTON: A BIOGRAPHY, by James Thomas Flexner, reviewed by Aubrey C. Land; THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PLANTATION SOUTH, by Raimondo Luraghi, reviewed by Julia F. Smith; MILLEDGEVILLE: GEORGIA’S ANTEBELLUM CAPITAL, by James …
Florida History Research In Progress, Florida Historical Society
Florida History Research In Progress, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
This list shows the amount and variety of Florida history research and writing currently underway, as reported to the Florida Historical Quarterly. Doctoral dissertations and masters theses completed in 1978 are included. Research in Florida history, sociology, anthropology, political science, archeology, geography, and urban studies is included.
Immigrants And Radicals In Tampa, Florida, George E. Pozzetta
Immigrants And Radicals In Tampa, Florida, George E. Pozzetta
Florida Historical Quarterly
The role that radical ideologies have played in the experience of America’s immigrant groups has been the subject of increasing scholarly attention. Historians are coming to realize that these philosophies often exerted a substantial influence on ethnic group development. This was particularly true of the manner in which immigrants interacted with the labor movement in America. That these developments have often been overlooked has been explained, in part, by a lack of documentary evidence available for use in charting the events, issues, and personalities of the radical world. In recent years, however, a growing volume of historical material has become …
The Mosquito Fleet's Guides And The Second Seminole War, George E. Buker
The Mosquito Fleet's Guides And The Second Seminole War, George E. Buker
Florida Historical Quarterly
The significance of the navy’s role in the Second Seminole War has often been overlooked, especially its impact upon the Seminole nation through the many naval canoe expeditions into the Everglades during the last years of the war. Yet the fact remains that these incursions caused the Seminole people to break up their their war bands and resort to small family groups to avoid the pursuing sailors and marines. Such dispersal destroyed the Indians’ ability to maintain an effective military posture against the United States forces in southern Florida. Once the navy obtained proficient guides who were knowledgeable about the …
William Edwards And The Historic University Of Florida Campus: A Photographic Essay, Stephen Kerber
William Edwards And The Historic University Of Florida Campus: A Photographic Essay, Stephen Kerber
Florida Historical Quarterly
The University of Florida officially dates its birth to the founding of the East Florida Seminary in 1853, but the university has really existed in its present form only since 1905. In that year the Florida legislature passed the Buckman Act (named for state Representative Henry H. Buckman, its main author), which consolidated the colleges, seminaries, and institutes receiving state support.
Key West And The Cuban Ten Years War, Gerald E. Poyo
Key West And The Cuban Ten Years War, Gerald E. Poyo
Florida Historical Quarterly
Activist émigré communities have always been a prominent factor in the Cuban historical experience. Because of its proximity to the island, Florida became a traditional gathering point for dissatisfied Cubans seeking to influence the political situation in their homeland.
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Title Page, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Title page for Volume 57, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents
Florida And The Black Migration, Jerrell H. Shofner
Florida And The Black Migration, Jerrell H. Shofner
Florida Historical Quarterly
When the European war erupted in 1914 the flow of immigrants to the United States was greatly curtailed, depriving developing American industries of their traditional supply of new laborers. Northern railroad and manufacturing firms then turned to the native blacks of the South as potential workers to fill the unskilled jobs so necessary to their continued growth. Southern blacks had been migrating northward in small numbers since before the turn of the century, but when northern companies began sending recruiters into the South the numbers accelerated enormously. Beginning with the Pennsylvania Railroad’s recruiting of several hundred blacks from Jacksonville, Florida, …
History News, Florida Historical Society
History News, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Florida Confederation of Historical Societies, Glenn H. Gurtiss Memorial Dedication, Announcments and Activities,
Seventy-Sixth Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Seventy-Sixth Annual Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Proceedings of the Seventy-sixth meeting of the Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
DANIEL LADD: MERCHANT PRINCE OF FRONTIER FLORIDA, by Jerrell H. Shofner, reviewed by Herbert J. Doherty, Jr.; EIGHTEENTH -C ENTURY FLORIDA AND THE REVOLUTIONARY SOUTH , edited by Samuel Proctor, reviewed by Jack D. L. Holmes; LE CONTE'S REPORT ON EAST FLORIDA, edited by Richard Adicks, reviewed by Margaret L. Chapman; WORKDAYS: FINDING FLORIDA ON THE JOB, by Bob Graham, reviewed by Charlton W. Tebeau; THE GREAT EXPLORERS : THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF AMERICA , by Samuel Eliot Morison, reviewed by Charles W. Arnade; THE INDIANS AND THEIR CAPTIVES, edited and compiled by James Levernier and Hennig Cohen, reviewed by …
Honoring The Confederacy In Northwest Florida: The Confederate Monument Ritual, W. Stuart Towns
Honoring The Confederacy In Northwest Florida: The Confederate Monument Ritual, W. Stuart Towns
Florida Historical Quarterly
One of the major ceremonial events in the post-Civil War South was the dedication of monuments raised to the honor and memory of Confederate soldiers. Many communities underwrote fund-raising drives for statues and monuments. If a local area could not boast of an authentic hero, they dedicated their monument to the “Confederacy,” or the “Boys in Gray,” or the “Private Soldier.” Each unveiling ritual involved the same essential ingredients: a parade through the city streets to the site, several brief welcoming addresses by local dignitaries, some musical selections “appropriate to the occasion,” a poem or two by the local town …
Inside The Ring: Bisbee-Lee Correspondence, February-April 1880, Peter D. Klingman
Inside The Ring: Bisbee-Lee Correspondence, February-April 1880, Peter D. Klingman
Florida Historical Quarterly
The election year 1880 was critically important to Republicans nationally and in Florida. Despite the abandonment of southern Republican party organizations in the wake of Rutherford B. Hayes’s narrow victory and the resulting compromise in 1877, neither the national G.O.P. nor Florida Republicans were politically moribund. On the national level three Republican giants were in pursuit of the presidential nomination though none were to achieve it - Ulysses S. Grant, considering a third term, a move especially popular with southern blacks and carpetbaggers, John Sherman, secretary of the treasury in the Hayes administration, and James G. Blaine, “the Plumed Knight,” …
Rebellion In East Florida In 1795, Janice Borton Miller
Rebellion In East Florida In 1795, Janice Borton Miller
Florida Historical Quarterly
Soon after East Florida was returned to Spain by the British following the American Revolution, a governmental structure was established with headquarters in St. Augustine. The first governor of this second Spanish period, Don Vizente Manuel de Zespedes, carried out the complex process of transferring jurisdiction. Thus by 1790, when the second governor, Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada, arrived in the province most of the English settlers had emigrated and Spanish institutions-government, trade, church, and school-were operating. St. Augustine was a town of approximately 1,862 persons, of whom 450 were in the military and about 412 were slaves.
Legislating A Homestead Bill: Thomas Hart Benton And The Second Seminole War, Michael E. Welsh
Legislating A Homestead Bill: Thomas Hart Benton And The Second Seminole War, Michael E. Welsh
Florida Historical Quarterly
Of the many causes Thomas Hart Benton espoused in his long Senate career, few demonstrate more clearly his perseverance and determination than his support for Florida during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842), culminating in his Armed Occupation Act of 1842. The United States government and its citizens, in pursuit of a policy of aggressive territorial growth, met the stubborn resistance of an exotic blend of runaway slaves and expatriate Indians in the swamps and marshes of the Florida peninsula. Determined not to suffer a fate similar to other southeastern tribes during the years of Indian removal, the Seminoles mounted a …