Mullet on the beach : the Minorcans of Florida, 1768-1788 / Patricia C. Griffin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffin, Patricia C., author.

Series:

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series.

Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorcans--Florida--Saint Augustine Region--History--18th century.

Minorcans.

Saint Augustine Region (Fla.)--History.

Saint Augustine Region (Fla.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations, map, photographs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : LibraryPress@UF, 2017.

Summary:

The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida's long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the movement of peoples, both forced and voluntary. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series gathers the rich data available in these architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historical works, as well as the travelogues and naturalists' sketches of the area in prior to the twentieth century, making it accessible for scholars and the general public alike. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, under the Humanities Open Books program.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Series Page

Dedication

Contents

Tables

Figures

Preface

Part I-The New Smyrna Years (1768-1777)

1. A Scotsman's Dream

2. Children of Tyranny, Plague and Famine

3. A Colony Begins

4. The Plantation

5. Social Life

6. The End of the Colony

Part II-The St. Augustine Years (1777-1788)

7. The Minorcans in British St. Augustine

8. Population Characteristics: Circa 1786

9. Households

10. Settlement Pattern

11. Occupations

12. Little San Felipe

13. An Upwardly Mobile Family

14. Afterword

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-SA

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed December 13, 2017).

ISBN:

9781947372399

1947372394

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.2307/2078502