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Florida, the land of romance.Entry/Object ID
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97 p. : ill. (some color), map ; 24 cm
Florida, the land of romance by Dorothy Dodd who was the Florida State Librarian.
Pictures on lining papers.
Appendices contain texts of enabling amendments to Florida constitution, Senate bill 1522 creating the Local Government Study Commission of Duval County with a list of members, investiture address for consolidated government by J.J. Daniel, and organizational charts of pre- and post-consolidation governments.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter.
Cover depicts the first printed map of Florida about 1587, for which there is a record.-- Foreword
Contents: Discovery -- Continent of Florida -- France challenges Spain -- Guardian of the treasure fleets -- Indians and the friars -- Boundaries shrink -- Under the Union Jack -- Loyalist haven -- Patriots, pirates and Indians -- Change of flags -- American territory -- Florida War -- Twenty-seventh state -- Florida in the Confederacy -- Florida builds anew -- Last frontiers -- Place in the sun -- Florida state capitol -- State flag, tree, bird, flower, and song -- History of the Great Seal of Florida -- Historical data concerning Florida -- Origin and names of Florida counties -- Florida's governors, Florida's motto.Collection
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Florida -- History.Publication Details
Author
Dodd, DorothyPublisher
Dept. of AgriculturePlace Published
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TallahasseeCall No.
F311 .D63 1957