Monthly Archives: May 2024
Disney and 1990’s as well as Michael Ovitz tenure
On this past week’s Florida History Podcast, we discussed the failed tenure of Michael Ovitz as President of Disney as well as the changes at the Magic Kingdom in the 1990’s. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App […]
Jeffersonian Florida- The Depression
The depression tested Jeffersonian principles versus those of an activist government.
Gateway Expressway opens
After about 40 years of planning, ten years after approval and seven years of construction, Pinellas County has a new expressway. The tolled Gateway Expressway which consists of two portions, opened last Friday is supposed to provide an alternate to I-275 and US 19 through portions of central Pinellas County as well as connecting the […]
The Florida Question in Congress
The following is an excerpt from my book The American Conquest of Florida. In 1804, US Secretary of State Madison attempted to correspond with France on the matter of Florida. French Foreign Minister Talleyrand had this reply: France, in giving up Louisiana to the United States, transferred to them all the rights over that territory […]
The Florida Squeeze 