Review for Forts of Florida by Rodney and Loretta Carlisle
Forts of Florida offers many surprising facts and myths about Florida's historical development, from Timucua Indians, to the "real" first shot of the Civil War, to an underground railroad run solely by Seminoles and freed slaves. Easy to use and fascinating to read, this is a great guidebook for tourists, explorers, and history buffs.Marci Calabretta -The Florida Book Review
Description
This unique guidebook, organized in chronological order, is a richly illustrated description of more than 100 sites in and around Tallahassee FLorida that together reveal the place of the city and region in history. The book details a wide variety of plantations, forts, homes, churches, streetscapes, museums, and historic ships. From Spanish exploration, second and third Colonial periods, Territorial Era, early statehood, Civil War, Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, the 1890's through the 20s up until present time.
