Author: Ed Winn
Publisher: Buster's Books
ISBN: 9780965848930
Category : Calusa Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Florida's Great King
Author: Ed Winn
Publisher: Buster's Books
ISBN: 9780965848930
Category : Calusa Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Publisher: Buster's Books
ISBN: 9780965848930
Category : Calusa Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
The Search for Old King's Road
Author: William P. Ryan
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781497319448
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Search for Old Kings Road A first route into Florida British engineers built it before the American Revolution. This remarkable road ran from the Florida border at the St. Mary's river south to what would become the settlement of New Smyrna. It was intended to bring settlers into then almost unpopulated Florida. From 1774 it became the main route into Florida. It existed right up into the 20th century. Here were the battles, the famous men, refugees, the rich plantation economy, a huge slave revolt, and one of our country's worst wars, one that lasted seven years. Florida's Old King's road was important in its rich early history. The early highway has vanished, its stories untold, it is blocked by new construction often now existing in name only. This is William (Bill) Ryan's search for the history of this old highway and some it's stories. They resulted in four other books that tell of events along Old Kings, once called “An American Engineering Treasure.” Some small pieces of the original roadway still exist. They are vanishing unmarked into the Florida brush. By connection of the dots he found on old maps and early accounts a story evolves of this early American roadway along which much of Florida's history occurred. Author William P. (Bill) Ryan is a director of the Flagler County Historical Society. He retired to Florida from a career in high technology photographic equipment, was internet webmaster for Flagler County Public Library's Florida memories group, and is a frequent speaker to Florida history groups. His first person writing style brings history alive. Five Old Kings Road series books include: The Search for Old Kings Road I am Grey Eyes a story of old Florida Osceola His Capture and Seminole Legends Bulow Gold Florida's Door to Time In museums, book stores and Amazon.com
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781497319448
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Search for Old Kings Road A first route into Florida British engineers built it before the American Revolution. This remarkable road ran from the Florida border at the St. Mary's river south to what would become the settlement of New Smyrna. It was intended to bring settlers into then almost unpopulated Florida. From 1774 it became the main route into Florida. It existed right up into the 20th century. Here were the battles, the famous men, refugees, the rich plantation economy, a huge slave revolt, and one of our country's worst wars, one that lasted seven years. Florida's Old King's road was important in its rich early history. The early highway has vanished, its stories untold, it is blocked by new construction often now existing in name only. This is William (Bill) Ryan's search for the history of this old highway and some it's stories. They resulted in four other books that tell of events along Old Kings, once called “An American Engineering Treasure.” Some small pieces of the original roadway still exist. They are vanishing unmarked into the Florida brush. By connection of the dots he found on old maps and early accounts a story evolves of this early American roadway along which much of Florida's history occurred. Author William P. (Bill) Ryan is a director of the Flagler County Historical Society. He retired to Florida from a career in high technology photographic equipment, was internet webmaster for Flagler County Public Library's Florida memories group, and is a frequent speaker to Florida history groups. His first person writing style brings history alive. Five Old Kings Road series books include: The Search for Old Kings Road I am Grey Eyes a story of old Florida Osceola His Capture and Seminole Legends Bulow Gold Florida's Door to Time In museums, book stores and Amazon.com
Beneath a Ruthless Sun
Author: Gilbert King
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399183426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
"Exposes the sinister complexity of American racism... King tells this... story with grace and sensitivity, and his narrative never flags." --Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times Book Review From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove comes the story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399183426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
"Exposes the sinister complexity of American racism... King tells this... story with grace and sensitivity, and his narrative never flags." --Jeffrey Toobin, New York Times Book Review From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove comes the story of a small town with a big secret. In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron is raped in her home while her husband is away. She claims a "husky Negro" did it, and the sheriff, the infamous racist Willis McCall, does not hesitate to round up a herd of suspects. But within days, McCall turns his sights on Jesse Daniels, a gentle, mentally impaired white nineteen-year-old. Soon Jesse is railroaded up to the state hospital for the insane, and locked away without trial. But crusading journalist Mabel Norris Reese cannot stop fretting over the case and its baffling outcome. Who was protecting whom, or what? She pursues the story for years, chasing down leads, hitting dead ends, winning unlikely allies. Bit by bit, the unspeakable truths behind a conspiracy that shocked a community into silence begin to surface. Beneath a Ruthless Sun tells a powerful, page-turning story rooted in the fears that rippled through the South as integration began to take hold, sparking a surge of virulent racism that savaged the vulnerable, debased the powerful, and roils our own times still.
The Great South
Author: Edward King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Jacob Summerlin
Author: Joe A. Akerman
Publisher: Florida Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9781886104167
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
In this brief biography, Joe and Mark Akerman manage to capture the essence of Jake Summerlin's life and the broader scope of Florida history.
Publisher: Florida Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9781886104167
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
In this brief biography, Joe and Mark Akerman manage to capture the essence of Jake Summerlin's life and the broader scope of Florida history.
Celebrating Florida
Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547896980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Mr. Geo explores Florida, examining the geography, history, and pop culture as well as maps and various learning activities about the state.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547896980
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Mr. Geo explores Florida, examining the geography, history, and pop culture as well as maps and various learning activities about the state.
Exploring Florida's Emerald Coast
Author: Jean Lufkin Bouler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813030869
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This engaging introduction to Florida's Emerald Coast guides readers through a fascinating history that includes ancient tribes, Scottish pioneers, a Civil War camp, and a pirate's playground. Original.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813030869
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This engaging introduction to Florida's Emerald Coast guides readers through a fascinating history that includes ancient tribes, Scottish pioneers, a Civil War camp, and a pirate's playground. Original.
Desoto and His Men in the Land of Florida
Author: Grace Elizabeth King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
De Soto and His Men in the Land of Florida
Author: Grace Elizabeth King
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
History of Florida, from Its Discovery by Ponce de Leon, in 1512, to the Close of the Florida War, in 1842
Author: George R. Fairbanks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description