{"product_id":"floridas-peace-river-frontier-9780813080604","title":"Florida's Peace River Frontier","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe economic, social, \u003cbr\u003epolitical, and racial history of southwest Florida in the nineteenth century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor\u003cbr\u003emost of the nineteenth century, southwest Florida and the Peace River Valley\u003cbr\u003eremained a frontier as unknown to outsiders as the frontiers of the American\u003cbr\u003eWest. In this book, Canter Brown, Jr. records the area's economic, social, \u003cbr\u003epolitical, and racial history in an account of violence, passion, struggle, \u003cbr\u003esacrifice, and determination.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Peace River originates in Polk County's Lake\u003cbr\u003eHamilton, one of the many lakes that dot the heart of interior Florida. It\u003cbr\u003eflows past the towns of Bartow, Fort Meade, Bowling Green, Arcadia, Fort Ogden, \u003cbr\u003eand Punta Gorda, finally meeting the sea at Charlotte Harbor on Florida's\u003cbr\u003esouthwest Gulf Coast. No great cities line its banks; no commerce passes along\u003cbr\u003eits waters. Still, the river has bent and molded events of lasting significance\u003cbr\u003eto Florida and to the nation.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing such primary materials as government records, \u003cbr\u003emanuscript collections, and newspapers published throughout the country, Brown\u003cbr\u003edocuments the presence of Native Americans and African Americans in the area in\u003cbr\u003ethe aftermath of the First Seminole War. He examines the Civil War and\u003cbr\u003eReconstruction periods, paying particular attention to the Union\/Confederate, Republican\/Democratic\u003cbr\u003esplit among the area's residents. In the final sections of the book he\u003cbr\u003edescribes the arrival of the railroad and the growth of towns, the phosphate\u003cbr\u003eboom, and consequences of the Great Freeze of 1895.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout this account, the author identifies by\u003cbr\u003ename hundreds of persons who participated in these events, believing, he says, \u003cbr\u003ethat the stories of individuals and families are a vital part of the area's\u003cbr\u003ehistory. \u003ci\u003eFlorida's Peace River Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewill appeal to readers interested in Florida history, the Civil War and\u003cbr\u003eReconstruction eras, African American history, and the history of the American frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Canter Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813080604","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42935364518003,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1db9b48c-c83e-4951-a7dc-bde1aa7b33e9.jpg?v=1742908796","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/floridas-peace-river-frontier-9780813080604","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}