Florida History - In Print

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We recently had some good discussion about Florida on FR. Undoubtedly, Florida has a facinating and colorful past! I have provided the books above for further research and pleasure reading.

Please include your favorite Florida fiction, politics, history, art, etc books to the thread.

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Please include your favorite Florida fiction

November 2000

[dansangel]

*Thank you* for including me on your ping list! I ***LOVE*** and miss Florida so very much.

I'll be back later after work to participate.

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[bobjam]

One of the best classes I took at the University of Florida (Go Gators) was the History of Florida to 1845. The course was taught by Dr. Michael Gannon, a former Roman Catholic priest and one of the leading experts on Florida history. He recounted to us the year when, being interviewed for a newpaper article on Thanksgiving, he described the first Thanksgiving in America: August of 1565. The Spaniards (from whom the Pilgrims picked up the thanksgiving feast custom when they lived in Spanish Holland) under Pedro Menendez de Aviles (first Governor of Florida) founded St Augustine and held a feast to give thanks to God for bringing them safely to Florida and to ask His blessing upon the new colony. They invited the natives from the nearby Saloy tribe. The meal consisted of salt pork, ships bread, garbonzo beans and wine. Apparently Dr Gannon's account was put on the AP wire and soon he was being called by everyone. A TV cameraman from Boston told him that the Globe had put his picture on the front page with the title "The Grinch Who Stole Thanksgiving" and that the Plymouth city council had an emergency meeting to discuss how to deal with the news that the Spanish were in Florida before the Pilgrims arrived. Dr Gannon said that when Plymouth was founded, St Augustine was already up for urban renewal. And they say Florida has no history....

[livius]

Yes, the Spanish history of Florida is rich indeed! Many of the townships near where I live (Gainesville) have Spanish names (Arredondo, for example), which were actually the names of the holders of the Spanish land grants.

We even have a native mustang here, the Florida Horse or Cracker Pony, that is supposedly descended from Spanish horses that escaped into the wilds.

Florida history is truly fascinating, and Michael Gannon is a good writer and good historian who is worth adding to any list.

[sandydipper]

Am I missing something?? 1492 preceeds 1565 - doesn't it?

[Roscoe]

Columbus.

[ericthecurdog]

Math genius!!

What's your point?

[EllaMinnow]

Patrick Houston, who served as as a lieutenant in Gamble's Florida Light Artillery and in the Florida Kilcrease Light Artillery, and finished the war as a captain in command of the Florida Kilcrease Light Artillery.

My favorite Florida Confederate. My house is on land that was part of his plantation.

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I ain't got no point - I just thought that Columbus and his group celebrated Thanksgiving b4 1565. I could be wrong, I have been b4.

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Sunshine FReepers - please share your best Florida books.

[Calpernia]

Florida, Interest Ping.

[Vinnie]

Remember the Mayflower, Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims?

circa 1620

[dansangel]

My favorite Florida author is Carl Hiaasen. He writes some happy-go-lucky Florida-based mysteries by the titles of:

"Basket Case," "Tourist Season," "Lucky You" and many others. All funny and very good.

In addition, he wrote "Team Rodent" describing the blight that Disney has brought to Central Florida with its corruption and deceit.

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The most beautiful beaches:

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Jupiter Lighthouse

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Vero Beach