Florida : a short history / Michael Gannon.

Author/creator Gannon, Michael
Format Book
EditionRev. ed.
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2003.
Descriptionxiii, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesColumbus quincentenary series
Columbus quincentenary series. ^A275607
Contents In the beginning -- European settlement -- Missions -- Military and civil life -- Two decades of British rule -- The second Spanish period -- The United States acquires Florida -- Territorial years and statehood -- Secession -- Reconstruction -- The Bourbon era -- Modern Florida begins -- World War I and Prohibition -- Boom in paradise -- Racism and violence -- Tropical depression -- Relief and recovery -- Industry and agriculture -- World War II -- Postwar politics -- Taking stock culturally -- Florida at midcentury -- The Pepper-Smathers campaign -- The McCarty and Collins years -- The sixties -- The seventies -- Within our memories -- The past is prologue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.
ISBN0813026814

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F311 .G34 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold