martin richard daniel schafer james (3 résultats)

Octavo, burgundy cloth (hardcover), 304 pp. Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket with light edgewear. From dust jacket: Throughout the centuries in which man has lived along the banks of the St. Johns River, he has never been a stranger to war. And of all the alarms, skirmishes and battles, all of the seasons of hostility and adversity, the most catastrophic was that of the Civil War. For, during that fratricidal conflict, Jacksonville, which had been founded on the north bank of the Cow Ford some forty years before, was occupied four times in less than two years and burned twice, once by Confederates and once by Federals. When the first cannoades of the Civil War were exchanged in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, on April 12, 1862, Jacksonville was a thriving and progressive river town on the verge of becoming the major commercial and industrial center of Florida. But the war would delay all of that and, in those desperate war years, its people, including a substantial number of Northerners and foreigners, were forced to flee for their lives, leaving businesses, possessions and, in some instances, family behind. The long season of adversity began on the St. Johns River in early march 1862, when, faced with a Federal invasion, Confederate soldiers and secessionists burned much of Bay Street, destroying businesses, lumber mills and town's principal hotel, the Judson House. Federal troops arrived the morning after the fire and accepted the formal surrender of Jacksonville in the public square, present-day Hemming laza. Encouraged by Federal intentions to hold the city, Unionists laid plans to call a convention to found a loyal state government. Before that could happen, the Federal force was inexplicably withdrawn. In October 1862 and March 1863, Jacksonville was occupied again, with the last occupation occurring in February 1864 on the explicit orders of President Abraham Lincoln, who was looking for loyal Floridians to attend the Republican National Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. Florida, Floridiana, Florida History. yslic.

hardcover, Etat : fair, Florida Publishing Co., Jacksonville, 1984, 1st., 8vo., cloth, 304pp., signed inscriptions by both authors, water-rippling to upper outside corner of text, ow VG $.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Maroon cloth over boards with black stamping of soldier's silhouette on front cover and lettering on spine. Illustrated DJ with white lettering. Title and copyright pages dated 1984, stated first edition. 304 pages. In good condition. Head and foot of spine bumped. DJ a bit faded with some chipping and creasing along edges. Binding is stiff. Front free endpaper has been torn from book. SIGNED by authors Richard Martin, Daniel Schafer, and First Lady of Jacksonville history, Dena Elizabeth Snodgrass. Clean pages with black and white photographs thorughout. Signed by Author(s).