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America's Fortress: A History of Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 1st edition
Thomas Reid
America's Fortress: A History of Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 1st edition
Thomas Reid
Known as the ""American Gibraltar,"" Fort Jefferson, located in the Dry Tortugas, Florida, was the most heavily armed coastal defense fort in US history. This work offers the architectural, military, environmental, and political history of this strange Florida landmark. It also reports on white northerners' perceptions of slaves.
192 pages, 23 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | December 31, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780813030197 |
Publishers | University Press of Florida |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 399 g |
Language | English |
Series Editor | Arsenault, Raymond |
Series Editor | Mormino, Gary R. |
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