Florida Flashpoints
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Florida Flashpoints

Extraordinary Moments from Spanish Colony to the Space Age

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eBook - ePub

Florida Flashpoints

Extraordinary Moments from Spanish Colony to the Space Age

About this book

Huge Moments in Florida History

When Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León landed in Florida in 1513, the world was changed forever. Florida has been an influential center for many important historic events, including clashes of European empires, Indian wars, civil rights struggles and the Cold War–era space race to the moon. Other remarkable, lesser-known historic episodes include the Matanzas Massacre, the Land Boom and Bust of the 1920s and several major election issues. These incidents not only shaped the state, they also influenced the development and helped structure the identity of the entire nation. Author Randy Jaye leads readers through an exciting journey spanning more than five hundred years of Florida's history.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781540265791
Edition
0
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Juan Ponce de León Claims La Florida for the Spanish Empire
  7. 2. The Narváez Expedition
  8. 3. Hernando de Soto’s Exploration of North America
  9. 4. Indigenous Peoples Decimated
  10. 5. Pensacola Founded
  11. 6. St. Augustine Founded
  12. 7. Ranching and Cattle Heritage
  13. 8. Intricate Connections to Slavery
  14. 9. Fort Mose: Colonial America’s First Free Black Town
  15. 10. The British Period (1763–83)
  16. 11. Dr. Andrew Turnbull and the New Smyrna Colony
  17. 12. The Patriots Rebellion (1812–14)
  18. 13. The Three Seminole Wars
  19. 14. The Second Spanish Period, U.S. Territory and Statehood
  20. 15. Secession and the American Civil War
  21. 16. Jim Crow and the Modern Civil Rights Era
  22. 17. Henry Morrison Flagler
  23. 18. Henry Bradley Plant
  24. 19. The Winter Silent Film Capital of the World
  25. 20. Pivotal Historic Industries
  26. 21. Florida During World War I
  27. 22. The 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots
  28. 23. The Florida Land Boom and Bust of the 1920s
  29. 24. The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane
  30. 25. The Great Depression
  31. 26. The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane
  32. 27. World War II and the Florida U-Boat War
  33. 28. The Everglades
  34. 29. Dr. John Gorrie Invents Air Conditioning
  35. 30. Southern Democrat to Republican Stronghold State
  36. 31. Population Growth Since 1945
  37. 32. The Space Age
  38. 33. Cuban Migration
  39. 34. Walt Disney World
  40. 35. Hurricane Andrew
  41. 36. Presidential Election Quagmires
  42. Bibliography
  43. About the Author