MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101596291133
ISBN-139781596291133
eBay Product ID (ePID)57161588
Product Key Features
Book TitleFromajadas and Indigo: : the Minorcan Colony in Florida
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEthnic Studies / General, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Economic Conditions
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Photography, Business & Economics, History
AuthorKenneth H. Beeson Jr.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight6.1 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-036375
SynopsisThis book outlines the history of the Minorcan colony that settled in and around St. Augustine, Florida., With great anticipation, more than twelve hundred settlers--the majority from the Mediterranean island of Minorca--arrived on the eastern shore of Florida, south of St. Augustine, in 1768 to begin a new life at the colony of New Smyrna. Despite the initial successes of the colony, political strife and inadequate financing steered the colonists into dire straights. Fleeing the miserable living conditions and ruthless maltreatment of colony overseers, the colonists eventually sought refuge in St. Augustine, where the governor granted them asylum in 1777. For more than two hundred years the descendants of the surviving colonists have formed a resourceful and talented portion of St. Augustine's population. From the six hundred plus that made the walk from New Smyrna, there are now over fifteen thousand descendants living in the St. Augustine area today. This book reveals the history of these fascinating people for the first time.
LC Classification NumberF319.S2B44 2003
