History of Jacksonville, Florida to 1876

Publication

Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

Library.2367

Description

viii, 74 pages : illustrations, maps. A history of Jacksonville, Florida to 1876 by Stewart B. Dowless. Includes bibliographical references (pages, 70-74). Thesis (M.A.) -- Appalachian State University, 1970. Contents: City is born -- Life before the war -- Jacksonville during the Civil War -- Reconstruction. List of figures: Jacksonville as originally surveyed in 1822 -- Pictorial map of Jacksonville in 1847 -- Jacksonville in the early 1850's -- Map of city of Jacksonville in 1859 -- Map of east coast of Florida -- Federal forces occupying Jacksonville -- St. James Hotel (1869-1901). This thesis is an effort to present a readable, accurate, and scholarly account of early Jacksonville history, emphasizing the part the city played in the Civil War. In addition, the author hopes to show that the development and growth of Jacksonville were largely the result of enterprising individuals from many sections of the country...author Available online at: https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/asu/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=35376

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Thesis

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865., Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Florida.

Publication Details

Author

Dowless, Stewart B.

Edition

spiral bound

Publisher

Appalachian State University

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Boone (N.C.)

Call No.

F 319 .J1 D6 1970