Monthly Archives: July 2024
The Battle of Pine Island Ridge – or was it?
On a recent Florida History Podcast we dove into the Battle of Pine Island Ridge and Kartik’s view that the battle might have been a great embellishment by Major William Lauderdale and US troops. 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 […]
John D MacArthur State Park – South Dune Trail
The South Dune Trail at John D MacArthur State Park in Palm Beach County
Democrats loss of class consciousness giving authoritarians free reign
Tonight Donald Trump will be nominated for a third time by the GOP. And unlike the last two runs for President he is consolidating large portions of both the white working class and minority voters who aren’t wealthy behind him. The party of the New Deal, today’s Democrats sound more like Herbert Hoover than FDR. […]
Following Copa America debacle in Miami Gardens, can the US be trusted to properly host major international sporting competitions?
Sunday’s Copa America Final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens was a disgrace. It followed on the heels of Wednesday’s events in Charlotte and the very strong comments by Marcelo Bielsa, now managing Uruguay about the preparedness for this competition. It’s not all on CONMEBOL though they could be blamed for giving the US […]
Battles of the Loxahatchee
On a recent Florida History Podcast, we discussed the January 1838 Battles of the Loxahatchee 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 Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe and listen on your iPhone if you […]
Impetus for American invasions of Florida during the American Revolution
The following is an excerpt from my book Florida and the American Revolution The American rebels made several failed attempts to capture St Augustine, and raiding was a very common occurrence along the Georgia-East Florida border just north and south of the St Marys River. While this is an undercovered front in popular lore, fighting […]
The Florida Squeeze 