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The New History of Florida
Edited by Michael Gannon
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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 is Distinguished Service Professor of History at
the University of Florida. He is author of The Cross in the
Sand: The Early Catholic Church in Florida, 1513-1870 (UPF,
1965, 1983), Operation Drumbeat (1990), the novel Secret
Missions (1994), the best selling Florida: A
Short History (UPF, 1993) and Rebel Bishop :Augustin
Verot, Florida's Civil War Prelate (UPF, 1997).
Florida Sesquicentennial Series
1993. 492 pp. 6 X 9.
93 illustrations (including maps), 5 tables, notes, works cited, index
ISBN 0-8130-1415-8
Cloth, $34.95
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 "Finally. People who want to know more about Florida have a full-length history of the
state. A first-rate history of the state, beginning with the arrival of the peninsula's first inhabitants 10,000 years ago, long before Spain's Ponce de Leon mace ashore in 1513. Written to observe the sesquicentennial of statehood,
The New History of Florida undoubtedly will become the standard reference on Florida for the next quarter century."--Orlando Sentinel
"The 1971 publication of Charlton W. Tebeau's
A History of Florida was a landmark in the writing of Florida History.
The Standard Text for the Next quarter century is The New History of Florida.
This book will become the textbook for every college Florida History class, but it also merits a wide readership among the general population of the state."--
Florida Historical Quarterly
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