Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
The American Conquest of Florida – now available in all formats
This is the final book in the Albion Florida series and we cover the period from 1784 to 1825. The Spanish re-assumed control of East Florida in 1784 when the British ceded the colony. West Florida has been under Spanish administration since 1781. The next few decades would be engulfed in tumult with incursions into […]
Black History Month @TFS
All month long we’ll feature key black history stories from Florida History here at TFS.
Miami-Dade County moving forward with Northeast Corridor rail plan
The Northeast Corridor is the Miami-Dade portion of the Coastal Link, which extends from Downtown Miami to the City of Aventura, along the existing Florida East Coast (FEC) railway tracks, approximately 13.5 miles. There it will connect with the Broward County rail system. It will connect with Metromover, Metrorail and TriRail at MiamiCentral station. It […]
Jeffersonian Florida – a new TFS YouTube series
We preview why we’re doing the new series on Jeffersonian Florida. So much of Florida’s political, social and economic history for better and worse was molded by Jeffersonian philosophy.
Loxahatchee Battles reenactment
On Saturday this past week, the 1838 Battles of the Loxahatchee were reenacted at Battlefield Park in Jupiter Farms. Here is a photo gallery of the event, and I would encourage all those interested in Florida History to attend a future reenactement at the site which is managed by Palm Beach County.
The Santa Fe River at O’Leno State Park
A look at the Santa Fe River as it flows through O’Leno State Park.
Florida’s Jeffersonian origins
Excerpt from The American Conquest of Florida In terms of Florida, Jeffersonian’s saw the area as a perfect place to expand the plantation slave-based economy and eventually bring into the union as a slave state. Spain’s desperation to repopulate the colony led to incentives to new settlers from the American south. This also meant Spain […]
The Florida Squeeze 