Tampa Bay in History

by Rodney Carlisle, Loretta Carlisle

Overview

This guide to sites in the Tampa Bay Region, presents the sites in historical/chronological order: from pre-Columbian Native American cultures, through Spanish exploration, American settlement, Seminole Wars, the Civil War, growth with railroads, cigars, and sponges, through the Spanish American War and major developments of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683340188
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/15/2018
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Rodney Carlisle is professor emeritus of history from Rutgers University and the author of more than 40 books, including St. Augustine in History and Key West in History. Loretta Carlisle is a professional photographer who has published photography in a number of books.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 First Peoples and First European Explorers

Chapter 2 Settlers, Seminoles, and Soldiers (1821-1860)

Chapter 3 Civil War and the Great Escape (1861-65)

Chapter 4 Rails and Cigars (1866-1898)

Chapter 5 Railways, Boom and Bust (1898-1939)

Chapter 6 War and Peace (1940-1950s)

Chapter 7 Modern Tampa (1950s-present)

Appendix I-Museums and Visitors' Centers

Appendix II Chronology of Events and Periods, Tampa Bay Region