St. Augustine, Florida's Colonial Capital
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About This Book
In 'St. Augustine, Florida's Colonial Capital' by J. T. Van Campen, readers are taken on a comprehensive journey through the history and significance of St. Augustine during the colonial period. Van Campen's writing style is both informative and engaging, offering readers a detailed look at the cultural and historical context of this iconic city. The book delves into the struggles and triumphs of early settlers, exploring the impact of European colonization on the indigenous population and the development of a unique colonial society. Van Campen's meticulous research and attention to detail pr...
Chapters (56)
- ST. AUGUSTINE Florida’s Colonial Capital
- CHAPTER I Settlement
- The Spanish Treasure Fleets
- The Huguenots Occupy Florida
- Don Pedro Menéndez
- The Rival Fleets
- The Turn of the Tide
- Capture of Fort Caroline
- The Victor Returns
- Fate of the Shipwrecked French
- Other Difficulties
- Gunpowder Versus Arrows
- Menéndez Goes to Spain
- On the Brink of Failure
- Death of Menéndez
- CHAPTER II The Years Accumulate
- First English Visit
- Saving of Savage Souls
- Another Crisis
- Capital of La Florida
- CHAPTER III The English Threat
- A Midnight Raid
- A Stone Fort at Last
- Settlement of Pensacola
- Border Conflict
- The Shipwrecked Quakers
- The Castle’s First Test
- The Capital’s Defenses
- Palmer’s Raid
- Oglethorpe’s Siege
- Further Hostilities
- CHAPTER IV Under British Rule
- British Rule Begins
- The New Smyrna Colony
- During the Revolution
- Another Treaty
- East-Florida GAZETTE.
- St. AUGUSTINE, May 17.
- EAST-FLORIDA.
- TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
- CHAPTER V Spanish Rule Returns
- The North Florida Republic
- A Bit of Spain
- Ceded to the United States
- CHAPTER VI Under the United States
- Visitors Begin to Arrive
- The Freeze of 1835
- The Seminole War
- A Peaceful Interlude
- During the Civil War
- Tourist Industry Resumed
- Its Isolation Broken
- The Flagler Influence
- The Changing Scene
- St. Augustine Today
- PUBLICATIONS
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