Florida Pirates : from the southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and beyond

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Florida Pirates : from the southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and beyond

Entry/Object ID

Library.985

Description

128 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm Florida Pirates : from the southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and beyond by James F. Kaserman. Contents: Historical background -- Treasure fleets bring pirates to south Florida -- Triangular trade and the golden age of piracy --Two black Caesars -- Golden age pirates of Florida -- Anne Bonny and "Calico Jack" Rackham -- The legend of Gasparilla -- The true facts about Gasparilla -- Lafitte's gold and other legendary treasures -- Keys wreckers -- The development of Florida and Civil War blockade runners -- From Civil War to Prohibition -- From Prohibition to present day. Includes glossary and sources by chapter. Include bibliographical references.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Pirates -- Florida -- History., Privateering -- Florida -- History., Blockade -- Florida -- History., Pirates -- Florida -- Biography., Seafaring life -- Florida -- History., Gulf Coast (Fla.) -- History., Florida Keys (Fla.) -- History., Atlantic Coast (Fla.) -- History.

Publication Details

Author

Kaserman, James F., Kaserman, Sarah Jane.

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

History Press, The

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Charleston, SC 29403

Call No.

F 311 .K37 2011

ISBN

9781609494193

LCCN

2011042386