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- Title
- The war in Florida: being an exposition of its causes, and an accurate history of the campaigns of Generals Clinch, Gaines, and Scott.
- Creator
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Potter, Woodburne, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Army officer's account of the 2nd Seminole War, focusing on the specific campaigns of Colonel Joseph M. White, General Duncan L. Clinch, and Colonel James Gadsden, as well as an analysis of what the author believed to be the causes of the war.
- Date Issued
- 1836
- Identifier
- AAA3366QF00012/20/200104/26/200722938BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-12-20, FCLA url 20020621xOCLC, 50182068, FIPS12039, CF00001580, 2564612, ucf:10377
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001580.jpg
- Title
- Accent on the individual: the first twelve years of Florida Technological University.
- Creator
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Sheinkopf, Kenneth G., Millican, Charles Norman, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Gives the early history of Florida Technological University (later renamed University of Central Florida). Provides details of the establishment of the University starting with the state legislature's authorization for its creation, the purchase of land and construction of buildings, the preparations for programs of study and the graduation of the first class. Describes relations with the local communities in Orange and other counties. Includes brief descriptions of the visits of notable...
Show moreGives the early history of Florida Technological University (later renamed University of Central Florida). Provides details of the establishment of the University starting with the state legislature's authorization for its creation, the purchase of land and construction of buildings, the preparations for programs of study and the graduation of the first class. Describes relations with the local communities in Orange and other counties. Includes brief descriptions of the visits of notable persons. President Millican's comments are interspersed throughout the text.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1976
- Identifier
- AAA3368QF00012/20/200108/04/200515686BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2001-12-20, FIPS12095, FCLA url 20020731xOCLC, 51045212, CF00001585, 2566843, ucf:11418
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001585.jpg
- Title
- Dr. Andrew Turnbull and the New Smyrna colony of Florida.
- Creator
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Corse, Carita Doggett, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Historical account of the founding and management of the colony of New Smyrna by Andrew Turnbull. Based on documents and original manuscripts held at the British Colonial Office.
- Date Issued
- 1919
- Identifier
- AAA6241QF00004/30/200311/16/200612409BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FCLA url 20030714xOCLC, FIPS12127, 52616111, FCLA url 20061116, CF00001591, 2783666, ucf:11755
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001591.jpg
- Title
- Guide to Florida.
- Creator
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PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Travel and sightseeing guide to East Florida attributed to both C. J. Latrobe and Melvin Oscar Stimson; both were among many writers to employ the pseudonym, Rambler.
- Date Issued
- 1873
- Identifier
- AAA5657QF00012/26/200212/15/200316286BfamIa D0QF, FHP C CF 2002-12-26, FCLA url 20030210xOCLC, 51657156, CF00001596, 2569139, ucf:12544
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001596.jpg
- Title
- A history of Florida.
- Creator
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Brevard, Caroline Mays, Bennett, Henry Eastman, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Parts I and II cover the history of Florida including its discovery by Ponce de Leon, the establishment of colonies by various European nations, its purchase by the United States, statehood, involvement in the Civil War, Reconstruction and brief descriptions of events through World War I. Part III describes the Internal Improvement Fund, Florida's school system and the civil government of Florida.
- Date Issued
- 1919
- Identifier
- AAA6239QF00004/30/200304/06/200516126BfamI D0QF, ONICF160- 7, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FCLA url 20040208xOCLC, 58809397, CF00001590, 2567301, ucf:13153
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001590.jpg
- Title
- Story of the Huguenots: a sixteenth century narrative wherein the French, Spaniards, and Indians were the actors.
- Creator
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Mann, F. A. (Florian Alexander), PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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A history of the Huguenot colony in Florida presented in narrative form.
- Date Issued
- 1912
- Identifier
- AAA6245QF00004/30/200311/23/200416231BfamIa D0QF, ONICF155- 0, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FCLA url 20040115xOCLC, 54084928, CF00001617, 2570850, ucf:13714
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001617.jpg
- Title
- Florida, its history and its romance: the oldest settlement in the United States, associated with the most romantic events of American history, under the Spanish, French, English, and American flags, 1497-1904.
- Creator
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Fairbanks, George R. (George Rainsford), PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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History of Florida from the expedition of Ponce de Leon in 1513 through the first years of the twentieth century.
- Date Issued
- 1904
- Identifier
- AAA6243QF00004/30/200301/26/200419584BfamIa D0QF, ONICF145- 9, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FCLA url 20040122xOCLC, 54085728, CF00001619, 2571313, ucf:13925
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001619.jpg
- Title
- Sun hunting: adventures and observations among the native and migratory tribes of Florida, including the stoical time-killers of Palm Beach, the gentle and gregarious tin-canners of the remote interior, and the vivacious and semi-violent peoples of Miami and its purlieus.
- Creator
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Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Humorous description of 1920s Florida and the customs of the northerners who visit its resorts in Palm Beach and Miami as well as its free auto camps around Tampa.
- Date Issued
- 1922
- Identifier
- AAA6246QF00004/30/200308/02/200413398BfamIa D0QF, ONICF176- 1, FHP C CF 2003-04-30, FIPS12099, FIPS12086, FIPS12057, FCLA url 20040215xOCLC, 55693466, CF00001620, 2572037, ucf:14261
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001620.jpg
- Title
- Narratives of the career of Hernando de Soto in the conquest of Florida: as told by a knight of Elvas and in a relation by Luys Hernandez de Biedma.
- Creator
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Hernández de Biedma, Luys., Smith, Buckingham, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Describes Hernando de Soto's march of conquest in Florida and other parts of southeastern North America.
- Date Issued
- 1866
- Identifier
- AAA7992QF00010/16/200311/23/200416197BfamIa D0QF, ONICF145- 3, FHP C CF 2003-10-16, FCLA url 20040613xOCLC, 55695696, CF00001641, 2573028, ucf:15284
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001641.jpg
- Title
- Juan Ponce de Leon.
- Creator
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Ober, Frederick A. (Frederick Albion), PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Biography of Juan Ponce de León, including a description of the events in Spain and the Caribbean which may have shaped the his early life. Discusses relations between the Spaniards and the Indians of the West Indies, chiefly those found in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. Chapter XIV (p. 182-[198]) gives an account of Ponce de León's discovery of Florida in 1513. His return and death there in 1521 is given in Ch. XX (p. 269-[282]).
- Date Issued
- 1908
- Identifier
- AAA7988QF00010/16/200311/23/200416176BfamIa D0QF, ONICF061- 7, FHP C CF 2003-10-16, FCLA url 20040617xOCLC, 55694722, CF00001643, 2573840, ucf:15662
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001643.jpg
- Title
- Pioneers of France in the New World.
- Creator
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Parkman, Francis, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Describes French discoveries and colonization efforts in North America, especially in Florida and Canada. Topics covered include: the background of Spanish explorations; French relations with the Spanish, the Indians and the English; and political events in France that affected French activities in the Americas.
- Date Issued
- 1907
- Identifier
- AAA7990QF00010/16/200310/26/200414499BfamIa D0QF, ONICF132- 0, FHP C CF 2003-10-16, FCLA url 20041021xOCLC, 56815984, CF00001665, 2576696, ucf:16653
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001665.jpg
- Title
- Orlando: the charm of the south.
- Creator
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PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Description of Orlando in 1910 "...embellish[ed] with interesting reading and views of Orlando, contain[ing] in substance a brief outline of the town as it is today."
- Date Issued
- 1910
- Identifier
- AAB6378QF00001/18/200508/04/200516231BfamIa D0QF, FIPS12095, FHP C CF 2005-01-19, FCLA url 20050217xOCLC, 58806913, CF00001691, 2580512, ucf:17241
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001691.jpg
- Title
- The Texar's revenge: or, North against South.
- Creator
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Verne, Jules, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Fictional story of Florida during the Civil War with many descriptions of flora and fauna.
- Date Issued
- 189?
- Identifier
- AAB6351QF00001/18/200512/01/200615903BfamI D0QF, FHP C CF 2005-01-19, FIPS12109, huc30801, FCLA url 20050623, FCLA url 20061117xOCLC, 76835911, CF00001701, 2700143, ucf:18673
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001701.jpg
- Title
- East Florida in the American revolution.
- Creator
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Barrs, Burton, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Brief history of the activities of the Continental Army against the British colonies of the Floridas. Includes portraits of officers from both sides.
- Date Issued
- 1932
- Identifier
- AAB9018QF00007/26/200511/14/200621353BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060130xOCLC, 75969015, CF00001712, 2583541, ucf:19276
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001712.jpg
- Title
- Early days in Melbourne Beach, 1888-1928.
- Creator
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Thomas, Frank J., Beynroth, Ewing, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Brief history of the barrier island town of Melbourne Beach containing many anecdotes describing social and business activities.
- Date Issued
- 1968
- Identifier
- AAB9025QF00007/26/200511/15/200612162BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FIPS12009, FCLA url 20060324xOCLC, 76032581, CF00001718, 2584254, ucf:19602
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001718.jpg
- Title
- The seventy-fifth anniversary of the First Congregational Church of Winter Park, Florida, 1884-1959.
- Creator
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PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Brief history of the first church in Winter Park with a section on each pastor and an overview of church activities in 1959.
- Date Issued
- 1959
- Identifier
- AAB9128QF00008/09/200511/14/200614934BfamIa D0QF, FIPS12095, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060515xOCLC, 75964971, CF00001724, 2584818, ucf:19750
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001724.jpg
- Title
- A Time to keep: history of the First United Methodist Church of Oviedo, Florida, 1873-1973.
- Creator
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Adicks, Richard, Neely, Donna M., Evans, Clara Lee, Jones, Ben H., Lawton, Kathryn, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Brief history of the church from its beginnings to 1973, including photographs of early members, changes in the church structure, the new church, and the first wedding performed in the new church. Also includes a list of pastors and other officers of the church.
- Date Issued
- 1973
- Identifier
- AAB9017QF00007/26/200511/14/200620916Bfam D0QF, FIPS12117, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060601xOCLC, 75968729, CF00001726, 2585000, ucf:19840
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001726.jpg
- Title
- St. James pioneer days: parish & school reunion : October 5-6, 1974.
- Creator
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PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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A souvenir of the rededication ceremony for St. James Church eighty-seven years after the first church was established and twenty-two years after the "new" St. James Church was dedicated in 1952.
- Date Issued
- 1974
- Identifier
- AAB9016QF00007/26/200511/14/200616235BfamKa D0QF, FIPS12095, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060609xOCLC, 75965446, CF00001727, 2585165, ucf:19921
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001727.jpg
- Title
- Eau Gallie: the harbor city.
- Creator
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Photo Place (Publisher), PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Photographs of the Eau Gallie area in the early 1930s with a major emphasis on homes and businesses.
- Date Issued
- 1930
- Identifier
- AAB9024QF00007/26/200511/15/200611939BfamIa D0QF, FIPS12009, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060606xOCLC, 76031452, CF00001728, 2585261, ucf:19983
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001728.jpg
- Title
- The story of a pioneer: a brief history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its part in the remarkable development of the Florida East Coast.
- Creator
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Florida East Coast Railway, PALMM (Project)
- Abstract / Description
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Short history of the Florida East Coast Railway and its role in the growth and development of the east coast of Florida. Includes several facsimilies of early travel brochures.
- Date Issued
- 1946
- Identifier
- AAB9131QF00008/10/200511/13/200622924BfamIa D0QF, FHP C UCF 2005-08-03, FCLA url 20060606xOCLC, 75961192, CF00001729, 2585368, ucf:20020
- Format
- E-book
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/fhp/CF00001729.jpg