Florida's Frontiers by Hoffman, Paul E - 2002

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2002. xvi, 470 p. : maps ; 24 cm. A History of the trans-Appalachian frontier. Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-456) and index. Contents: 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. NF copy in like dustjacket. (Winner of the Gulf South Historical Association Book Prize, 2002). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.