Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Zachary Taylor and The Battle of Lake Okeechobee
On a recent Florida History Podcast we discussed future President Zachary Taylor and his military actions at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee which took place in December 1837. 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 […]
Growth in Florida in the 19th Century
A fantastic video which you can see in the Silver River Museum in Ocala.
Florida’s Rivers – 1989 WFSU Documentary
Features an interview with the one and only Marjorie Harris Carr, who did as much as anyone to protect Florida’s fragile ecosystems.
Culture of St Augustine in 1780
This is an excerpt from my book Florida and the American Revolution Food and drink in 1780 St Augustine St Augustine was bustling population wise during the war yet only had about 400 homes, leading to many exiles living on the periphery of the town or outside it entirely. The town boasted about 40 taverns, […]
What can Democrats learn from the UK election?
As a keen observer of UK politics (In the last decade I probably have followed British politics MUCH closer on a week-to-week basis than US (non-Florida) politics which as this site indicates I’m largely checked out of thanks to multiple factors) I’ve been in a deep mode of concentration the last few weeks. Because historically […]
Resentment of American Colonists toward Florida
This is an excerpt from my book Florida and the American Revolution. In recent years thanks to HBO’s wonderful, John Adams miniseries, a revival of interest in John Dickinson who was expertly played by Zeljko Ivanek has occurred. Dickinson opposed the Declaration of Independence as we learn in the miniseries. But before and after July […]
Boris Johnson, good riddance
Today is Election Day in the UK – voters are expected to usher the Tories out of Westminster in a big way. I am rerunning my column from 2022 on Boris Johnson to remind our readers of what the recent era of Tory rule has done to Britain. — PREFACE: Please understand I am not […]
July 4- Is Britain now an economic colony of the USA?
Tomorrow is both independence day in the US and Election Day in the UK. It’s a good time to think about the issues in this video.
St Augustine and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
In commemoration of 60th Anniversary of Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is timely to recall the critical role Florida played in the passage of Civil Rights legislation- specifically St Augustine which the epicenter of MLK Jr. and Southern Christian Leadership Council (SLC) activity during the Senate filibuster of the […]
The Florida Squeeze 