Colonel Henry Theodore Titus
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Colonel Henry Theodore Titus
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Author : Antonio Rafael de la Cova
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2016-07-31
Colonel Henry Theodore Titus written by Antonio Rafael de la Cova and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The first full-length biography of a saloon-brawling braggart and frontier opportunist turned justice of the peace Henry Theodore Titus (1822-1881) was the quintessential adventurer, soldier of fortune, and small-time entrepreneur, a man for whom any frontier—geographical, cultural, social—was an opportunity for advancement. Although born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in New York and Pennsylvania, Titus bore no allegiance to his native soil or the Yankee values of his ancestors. In the 1850s he became a staunch defender of southern slavery, United States expansionism into the Caribbean Basin, and ultimately the Confederacy's war of disunion. In Colonel Henry Theodore Titus, the first full-length biography of Titus, Antonio Rafael de la Cova reveals a man whose life and adventures offer glimpses into nineteenth-century America not often examined; these indicate the extent to which personal and collective violence, racial prejudice, and moral ambiguities shaped the country at the time. Belligerent, intemperate, egomaniacal, and of imposing stature, Titus was the bête noire of the abolitionist press. Despite his northern roots, he became a caricature of the southern braggart and frontier opportunist. National newspapers followed his reckless exploits during most of his adult life. Titus fought brawls in the saloons of luxury hotels and narrowly escaped the hangman's noose as a Border Ruffian leader in Bleeding Kansas, a Nicaraguan firing squad as a filibuster, and death in a Comanche ambush in Texas. He nearly prompted an international incident between the United States and Great Britain when he was arrested in Nicaragua for threatening to shoot a British naval officer and disparaging the queen of England. The colonel was jailed in New York City for disorderly conduct and trying "to organize the desperate classes for a riot." During his lifetime Titus held more than a dozen occupations, including sawmill owner, postal inspector, soldier of fortune, grocer, planing mill salesman, farmer, slave overseer, turtler, bartender, land speculator, and hotel keeper. He pursued silver mining in the Gadsden Purchase portion of the Arizona Territory where his brother was killed and their hacienda destroyed by Apaches. Despite his violent character and his pro-Confederate values, Titus was politically savvy. He did not take up arms during the Civil War. After a brief stint as assistant quartermaster in the Florida militia, he returned to civilian life and sold foodstuffs and slave labor to the Confederacy. Florida Reconstruction governors later appointed him as notary public and justice of the peace. Rheumatism and gout kept Titus bound to a wheelchair during the last few years of his life when he became an avid civic leader. His greatest legacy was ironically his most benign. Borrowing today's equivalent income value sum of half a million dollars, he established a grocery store and a sawmill in a hardscrabble Florida frontier settlement that became the city of Titusville, the county seat of Brevard County and tourist gateway to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center.
A Titus Family
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Author : Ianthe Bond Hebel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
A Titus Family written by Ianthe Bond Hebel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with categories.
Theodore O Hara
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Author : Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes (Jr.)
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1998
Theodore O Hara written by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes (Jr.) and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
With this book, Nathaniel Hughes and Thomas Ware offer the first complete biography of O'Hara and also analyze how "The Bivouac of the Dead" - originally written in honor of Kentuckians who had died in the War with Mexico - became so famous even as its author fell into obscurity. Hughes and Ware have meticulously researched O'Hara's life to present as complete a picture as possible of this forgotten figure.
A Different Manifest Destiny
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Author : Claire M. Wolnisty
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
A Different Manifest Destiny written by Claire M. Wolnisty and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Americans categories.
A Different Manifest Destiny traces the way southerners capitalized on Latin American connections to promote visions of modernity compatible with slave labor from the antebellum to the Civil War era.
Florida S Coast To Coast Trail Guide
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Author : Nanci Adler
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-11-01
Florida S Coast To Coast Trail Guide written by Nanci Adler and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-01 with Travel categories.
Florida's Coast-to-Coast Trail Guide is a guidebook designed specifically for the 250-mile dedicated bicycle/pedestrian trail that provides an uninterrupted cross-Florida trail from Titusville to St. Petersburg. The trail (over 80% complete and to be completed by 2025) already attracts not only local cyclists and walkers, but also out-of-state cycling enthusiasts. This book provides readers with a broad background of the communities through which they will travel. Although maps are included, this is not a detailed "how-to" guide, nor does it provide extensive lodging, camping or restaurant information; much of that information changes frequently and can be easily obtained via online searches. Instead, this book focuses on interesting cultural and natural aspects of the route. By highlighting the local flavor of small towns, the beauty of natural Florida, as well as local historical events, this book will introduce readers to the uniqueness of Florida. Distinctive features covered in the book include the Greek heritage of Tarpon Springs, Winter Garden's thriving downtown based on its citrus and bass-fishing past, Titusville's role in space exploration, and St. Petersburg’s lively waterfront and flourishing art scene. Also covered is the natural world of beautiful freshwater springs, moss-shrouded oak trees, and migratory birds found in protected areas along the trail such as Gemini Springs Park, Brooker Creek Preserve and the Green Swamp. In addition, readers will be introduced to important historical Florida figures such as civil rights leaders Harry T. and Harriett V. Moore and Russian entrepreneur and railway builder Peter Demens.
William Walker S Wars
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Author : Scott Martelle
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2018-11-06
William Walker S Wars written by Scott Martelle and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-06 with History categories.
In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longshot—and illegal—forays into Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and other countries, in hopes of taking them over. Known as military filibusters, the goal was to seize territory to create new independent fiefdoms, which would ultimately be annexed by the still-growing United States. Most failed miserably. William Walker was the outlier. Short, slender, and soft-spoken with no military background—he trained as a doctor before becoming a lawyer and then a newspaper editor—Walker was an unlikely leader of rough-hewn men and adventurers. But in 1856 he managed to install himself as president of Nicaragua. William Walker's Wars is a story of greedy dreams and ambitions, the fate of nations and personal fortunes, and the dark side of Manifest Destiny. This little-remembered story from US history is a cautionary tale of all who dream of empire.
Indian River Country Volume 3
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Author : Jim and Bonnie Garmon
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-04-18
Indian River Country Volume 3 written by Jim and Bonnie Garmon and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-18 with History categories.
"A collection of articles from Titusville's Florida Star naewspaper, chosen because of their genealogical and historical value."--
A Light In The Wilderness
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Author : James D. Snyder
language : en
Publisher: Past Perfect Florida Histor
Release Date : 2006
A Light In The Wilderness written by James D. Snyder and has been published by Past Perfect Florida Histor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Although nearly 7 million people live along the southeast Florida coast, scarcely three generations ago it was a wild, lawless frontier ruled by bears, snakes and alligators. But when a lighthouse was built at Jupiter Inlet in 1860, it became the hub for hunters, surveyors, Civil War blockade runners, Union gunboats and pioneer farmers. A Light in the Wilderness, with over seventy rare photos, maps and letters, tells how southeast Florida survived the catharsis of the Civil War, how the lighthouse at Jupiter drew the first families into its orbit, and how it became a key link in the steamboat-railroad path that led people to the "Garden of Eden."
Embassy Cruising Guide Florida To Mobile Bay 9th Edition Waterways Of Florida S East Coast Keys Okeechobee And West Coast To Mobile Bay Alabama
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Author : Maptech
language : en
Publisher: MapTech
Release Date : 2023-01-27
Embassy Cruising Guide Florida To Mobile Bay 9th Edition Waterways Of Florida S East Coast Keys Okeechobee And West Coast To Mobile Bay Alabama written by Maptech and has been published by MapTech this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-27 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Embassy Cruising Guide Florida is a must for recreational boaters traveling the waters of the Sunshine State's coasts and islands, with coverage extending all the way to Mobile Bay, Alabama.
Ragamo Today
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Author : Paul Massiet
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2015-04-02
Ragamo Today written by Paul Massiet and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Fiction categories.
The book is all about the challenges in life, the story starts with Lee Goodmans 1st day as a CEO of the Goodman Metropolitan advertising agency. Sitting at his desk reminiscing the past.
