Jacksonville, Riverport-seaport
Author : George E. Buker
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : George E. Buker
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : John W. Cowart
Publisher : Bluefish Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Fire extinction
ISBN : 1411683005
John Cowart's Men of Valor traces the history of Jacksonville, Florida, my hometown, from the viewpoint of how many times the place has burned down. While the book touches on politics within the Fire Department, it focuses on the bravery and heroic deeds of firefighters who save lives and property daily.
Author : Frank L. Owsley
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 16,10 MB
Release : 2004-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0817351175
Examines the roles that Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe played in the saga of Gulf Coast territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny. Focusing on expansion into the south and southwest, the authors describe the relentless official and unofficial federally sponsored efforts and filibustering expeditions used to encourage Americans to fulfill their goal of landownership. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Pedro Luengo
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2024-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0817361529
"Illuminates the role of forts in the greater Caribbean during the long eighteenth century as international powers fought for ascendency"--
Author : Charles R. Schultz
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9781570033292
Drawing upon more than one hundred unpublished diaries, Schultz profiles the individuals who embarked on these journeys and demonstrates how markedly the gold rush voyages differed from general commercial trading and whaling ventures."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Nicholas A. Lambert
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 14,83 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781570034923
This volume explores the intrigue and negotiations between the Admiralty and domestic politicians and social reformers before World War I. It also explains how Britain's naval leaders responded to non-military, cultural challenges under the direction of Adimiral Sir John Fisher.
Author : George E. Buker
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,68 MB
Release : 2004-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 081731296X
Blockaders, Refugees, and Contrabands chronicles the role of the East Gulf Blockading Squadron in creating civil strife and warfare along the west coast of Florida during the Civil War. This history illuminates the Squadron's impact on Florida - the Confederate state most susceptible to actions by the U.S. Navy - and the far-reaching effects of its activities on the outcome of the War.
Author : Jacksonville Historical Society
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738506838
The Great Fire of May 3, 1901 marked at once the end and the beginning of the City of Jacksonville. A thriving port and a center for business and tourism until that point, Jacksonville was devastated by the conflagration, and yet, even before the ashes had cooled, a building boom began. Prominent and aspiring architects flocked to the area and the opportunities it afforded them to create a "twentieth century city." Jacksonville's ensuing era of reconstruction and growth, which would continue until the United States entered World War I in 1917, helped to define the city's present personality and appearance.
Author : Daniel L. Schafer
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 11,75 MB
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0813063531
Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Award In this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsley’s remarkable life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true the longstanding rumors that Anna Madgigine Jai was originally a princess from the royal family of Jolof in Senegal. Captured from her homeland in 1806, she became first an American slave, later a slaveowner, and eventually a central figure in a free black community. Anna Kingsley’s story adds a dramatic chapter to the history of the South, the state of Florida, and the African diaspora.
Author : Gene Allen Smith
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 25,41 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1137310081
A sweeping and original look at American slavery in the early nineteenth century that reveals the gamble slaves had to take to survive Images of American slavery conjure up cotton plantations and African American slaves locked in bondage until the Civil War. Yet early on in the nineteenth century the state of slavery was very different, and the political vicissitudes of the young nation offered diverse possibilities to slaves. In the century's first two decades, the nation waged war against Britain, Spain, and various Indian tribes. Slaves played a role in the military operations, and the different sides viewed them as a potential source of manpower. While surprising numbers did assist the Americans, the wars created opportunities for slaves to find freedom among the Redcoats, the Spaniards, or the Indians. Author Gene Allen Smith draws on a decade of original research and his curatorial work at the Fort Worth Museum in this fascinating and original narrative history. The way the young nation responded sealed the fate of slaves for the next half century until the Civil War. This drama sheds light on an extraordinary yet little known chapter in the dark saga of American history.