A fierce and fractious frontier : the curious development of Louisiana's Florida parishes, 1699-2000
Title:
A fierce and fractious frontier : the curious development of Louisiana's Florida parishes, 1699-2000
Publication Information:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana : Louisiana State University Press, c2004.
Physical Description:
xiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Discovering a neglected Southern subregion / Samuel C. Hyde, Jr. -- A geography of power : French and Indian alliances on the southeast Louisiana frontier / Charles N. Elliott -- Boom in the bayous : land speculation and town planning in the Florida parishes under British rule / Robin F.A. Fabel -- Slavery in Louisiana's Florida parishes under the Spanish regime, 1779-1803 / Gilbert C. Din -- Giving Jackson victory : Thomas ap [sic] Catesby Jones, the Battle of Lake Borgne, and British frustration along the Gulf / Gene A. Smith -- A threshold of unobtainable commitment : irregular operations in Louisiana's Florida parishes, 1862-1865 / Samuel C. Hyde, Jr. -- The ongoing agricultural credit crisis in the Florida parishes of Louisiana, 1865-1890 / Richard H. Kilbourne, Jr. -- The legendary longleaf pine forests of the Florida parishes : historic character and change at the hand of man / Latimore Smith -- African American workers in Florida parishes lumber industry, 1900-1925 / Bill Wyche -- Washington Parish and its Black community : Horace Mann Bond's study of 1934-1935 / Adam Fairclough -- Environment, economy, and quality of life in Louisiana's Florida parishes / Paul H. Templet.