Category Florida History

Dade Battlefield monuments

The monuments at the Dade Battlefield State Park in Bushnell.

A legend says goodbye

My own personal thank you to Coach L who retired from coaching on Thursday

The Gilded Age and creation of South Florida wealth

Interesting documentary here on the families that built southern Florida.

Around the Six Mile Cypress Slough

Six Mile Cypress Slough is in Lee County

Battle of Thomas Creek – Duval County’s Revolutionary War battle

In April 1777, East Florida Governor Patrick Tonyn was made aware that American rebels/patriots governing Georgia planned to invade Florida from the north. The Americans has attempted to invade the previous year but had been rebuffed. On May 10, American forces crossed the St Mary’s River and entered East Florida. Unlike in 1776, British forces were […]

Is Lake City really a terrible control city?

Highway YouTube is amazing and all of the content creators are great, but we have one phone to pick with them. Lake City is not a terrible control city! We explain why!

Great Carl Hiaasen interview on his love of Florida

From CBS This Morning

Two great potential holiday gifts

Robert Buccellato discusses two of his recent books published through TFS.

The first underground railroad highlights holiday book idea

This is an excerpt from my book, Florida and the British, before the American Revolution which has just been re-released with an updated and better formatted second edition. King Charles II of Spain in 1693 issued a proclamation “giving liberty to all” runaway slaves provided they converted to Catholicism. It was effectively the response from Spain […]

Holiday Book idea: RUM RUNNERS AND MOONSHINERS OF OLD FLORIDA VOLUME 2

Disclosure: This book is published by TFS’ publishing arm. In Robert Buccallato’s other works about the state we’ve seen the evolution of Florida from small town oriented and reactionary to urban megastate. In Finding Dan McCarty, Buccallato brilliantly articulates an era of Florida politics and growth where the counties of South Florida who were driving the state’s […]