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UNINA9910966423103321 |
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Autore |
Hoffman Paul E. <1943-> |
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Titolo |
Florida's frontiers / / Paul E. Hoffman |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-06618-8 |
9786612066184 |
0-253-10878-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (491 p.) |
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Collana |
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A history of the trans-appalachian frontier |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Frontier and pioneer life - Florida |
Human geography - Florida |
Florida History To 1821 |
Florida History 1821-1865 |
Florida Ethnic relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-456) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The secrets of the land -- Discovering the secrets -- The Spanish tidewater frontier, first phase, 1562-1586 -- The tidewater frontier, second phase, 1586-1608 -- The inland frontier, 1608-1650 -- Death, rebellion, a new accommodation, and new defenses: La Florida's frontiers, 1650-1680 -- The first contests with the English, 1680-1702 -- The military frontier, at last, 1702-1763 -- New tidewater frontiers, 1763-1790 -- The American frontier envelops east Florida, 1790-1821 -- The American frontiers, 1821-1860. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Florida has had many frontiers. Imagination, greed, missionary zeal, disease, war, and diplomacy have shaped its historical boundaries. Bodies of water, soils and their associated floral and faunal ecology, the patterns of Native American occupation, and |
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