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The New History of Florida 1st Edition

by Michael Gannon (Editor)

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The New History of Florida, the first comprehensive history of the state to be written in a quarter of a century, is the culmination of the most recent and significant work from a galaxy of specialists. Each of the 22 chapters, which weave together in one continuous narrative, was written especially for this volume. Their authors present here not only political, economic, military, and religious information but also social history and personal experiences. Endnotes and a bibliography are appended to each chapter.

Florida's first inhabitants entered the peninsula and panhandle about 10,000 years ago. The Spaniard Juan Ponce de León stumbled ashore near Melbourne Beach in 1513. He called the place La Florida, the first permanent geographic name of European origin to be etched upon the maps of the American continent. Over three centuries of Spanish and English colonial history followed before the United States acquired Florida in 1821. The first state flag was raised over a new capitol in Tallahassee on May 26, 1845. Written to observe the sesquicentennial of statehood, this work will document the rich history of the Sunshine State for general readers, students, and scholars well into the twenty-first century.

Contents
Introduction, by Michael Gannon
Original Inhabitants, by Jerald T. Milanich
First European Contacts, by Michael Gannon
Settlement and Survival, by Eugene Lyon
Republic of Spaniards, Republic of Indians, by Amy Turner Bushnell
The Missions of Spanish Florida, by John H. Hann
Raids, Sieges, and International Wars, by Charles W. Arnade
Pensacola, 1686-1763, by William S. Coker
British Rule in the Floridas, by Robin F. A. Fabel
The Second Spanish Period in the Two Floridas, by William S. Coker and Susan R. Parker
Free and Slave, by Jane Landers
Florida's Seminole and Miccosukee Peoples, by John K. Mahon and Brent R. Weisman
U.S. Territory and State, by Daniel L. Schafer
The Civil War, 1861-1865, by Canter Brown, Jr.
Reconstruction and Renewal, 1865-1877, by Jerrell H. Shofner
Prelude to the New Florida, 1877-1919, by Samuel Proctor
Fortune and Misfortune: The Paradoxical Twenties, by William W. Rogers
The Great Depression, by William W. Rogers
World War II, by Gary R. Mormino
Florida Politics in the Twentieth Century, by David R. Colburn
The African American Experience in Twentieth-Century Florida, by Maxine D. Jones
From Migration to Multiculturalism: A History of Florida Immigration, by Raymond A. Mohl and George E. Pozzetta
The Big Change in the Sunshine State: A Social History of Modern Florida, by Raymond A. Mohl and Gary R. Mormino
Michael Gannon, volume editor, is Distinguished Service Professor of History and director of the Institute for Early Contact Period Studies at the University of Florida. He is the author of Rebel Bishop (1964), The Cross in the Sand: The Early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870 (UPF, 1965, 1983), Operation Drumbeat (1990), and the novel Secret Missions (1994); as well as the bestselling Florida: A Short History (UPF, 1993), which won a Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Florida; 1st edition (January 28, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 492 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813014158
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813014159
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.98 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.75 x 9.5 inches

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Michael J Stewart

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Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014

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I am very pleased with the condition of the book and its speedy delivery. Michael Gannon, the editor, was Father Gannon at the Catholic Student Center associated with the University of Florida while I was a student there during the tumultuous times of the late 60s and early 70s. He was a calming voice. He later left the priesthood and became a Professor of History at UF (not certain of the sequence of events). As a native Floridian and student of Florida history, I'm looking forward to reading the book.

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This tells the true history of my beautiful State of Florida

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2021

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Love Florida? Read this book!! My family gets it next👍👍👍👍👍

A wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2010

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When you have a host of great scholars giving you the history of Florida, you know you are getting the latest-greatest research into Florida's past. I have enjoyed reading this book, learning the intricacies and details of how this state evolved to where it is today.

If you want to know the history of Florida, I don't think you'll find a better, more thorough book. And if you'd like to also read a great fictional account of "old Florida," I highly recommend "A Land Remembered," as it brings out the "Cracker" era of Florida in a wonderful way.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016

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Haven't finished it yet but so far I love it. Learning a lot about my home state.

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Complete Florida History.

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2013

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Overall it is well written and successfully conveys Florida's complex, and at times messy, past. Pleasantly surprised to find the book does well in representing the many minority groups that shaped Florida.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2013

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This book is the best book ever on the history of Florida!
It is well written, thoughtfully researched and beautifully presented.
It is just a wonderful book!

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Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015

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Good read

Good book about Florida history

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013

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Interesting and thorough, a timely read to celebrate Florida's 500th anniversary. A good novel to go with it would be Patrick Smith's "A Land Remembered".

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