Select Florida Studies Publications

This collection includes published materials housed in Special Collections. Items are curated based on requests or special projects and can be found via the USF Libraries' catalog.

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Booklet, U.S.S. Florida: Christmas-New Year 1925-1926

Unknown

A booklet produced for the U.S.S. Florida for the Christmas and New Years holiday season. Includes a roster of crew and officers and a menu for Christmas dinner.
Florida, The Playground of the Nation

Unknown

Presenting an historical, statistical and descriptive sketch of the state, reviewing and emphasizing its unique advantages as the leading winter resort of the South and as an unrivalled productive section for the growing of fruits and vegetables for Northern markets.
Gray Gull Feathers and Other Stories

George Hoyt Smith

A series of short stories written by George Hoyt Smith published in 1924. There are five short stories in the series titled Gray Gull Feathers, A Gate In The High Wall, When Elmville Backslid, Traumerei, and Trailing Arbutus.
Pedro Menédez de Avilés, Adelantado, Governor and Captain-general of Florida

Eugenio Ruidíaz y Caravia and Jeannette Thurber Connor

An English translation of "Pedro Menédez de Avilés, Adelantado, Governor and Captain-general of Florida." The book was a memorial for Pedro Menédez de Avilés and was written like a biography. Originally published in 1893.
Report, Occupation of Amelia Island, March 16, 1818

United States. Congress (15th, 1st session : 1817-1818). House

A report compiled on March 26, 1818 detailing the status of the United States occupation of the Spanish owned Amelia Island, Florida. The report includes a series of letters between various officials of the United States Government.
An Impartial Account of the Late Expedition against St. Augustine under General Oglethorpe

Unknown

A book described by the author as an abstract of the authentic report of the expedition against St. Augustine.
Crisis del Ensayo a la Historia de la Florida

Joseph de Salazar

A short history of Florida spanning 200 years written by Joseph De Salazar.
La Florida del Inca: Historia del adelantado, Hernando de Soto, Governador, y Capitan General del Reino de la Florida. Y de Otros Heroicos Caballeros, Españoles, é Indios

Garcilaso de la Vega

A 366 page book describing Hernando de Soto's exploration of the Florida region and encounters with indigenous tribes between 1539 and 1543.
A Relation of the Invasion and Conquest of Florida by the Spaniards, Under the Command of Hernando de Soto

Unknown

An English translation of "A Relation of the Invasion and Conquest of Florida by the Spaniards, Under the Command of Fernando de Soto." The book provides a detailed history of Spain's obtainment, occupation and rule of Florida. Originally published in 1686.