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• Spanish Florida

• History of Florida From its Discovery by Ponce de Leon, in 1512, to the Close of the Florida War, in 1842 (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co.; Jacksonville: C. Drew, 1871), by George R. Fairbanks
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• The Italians in Colonial Florida: A Repertory of Italian Families Settled in Florida Under the Spanish (1513-1762, 1784-1821) and British (1762-1784) Regimes; With a Brief Historical Outline, And an Appendix on The Contemporary Colonial Press (Jacksonville, FL: The Drew Press, 1940), by Bruno Roselli (page images at HathiTrust)
• The History of Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas, From Contemporary Narratives and Letters (National Park Service source book series #3, reprint; 1945), ed. by Albert C. Manucy (page images at HathiTrust)
• The History of Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas, From Contemporary Narratives and Letters (National Park Service source book series #3; 1943), ed. by Albert C. Manucy (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The conquest of Florida, under Hernando de Soto. (E. Churton, 1835), by Theodore Irving (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history and antiquities of the city of St. Augustine, Florida, founded 1565. (C. B. Norton, 1858), by George R. Fairbanks (page images at HathiTrust)
• The purchase of Florida; its history and diplomacy (The Burrows brothers company, 1906), by Hubert Bruce Fuller (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of Saint Augustine, Florida, with an introductory account of the early Spanish and French attempts at exploration and settlement in the territory of Florida (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1881), by William W. Dewhurst (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical collections of Louisiana : embracing translations of many rare and valuable documents relating to the natural, civil and political history of the state (Wiley and Putnam [etc., etc.], 1846), by B. F. French (page images at HathiTrust)
• The conquest of Florida, by Hernando de Soto. (G.P. Putnam, 1851), by Theodore Irving, J. H. Colton, and John Fowler Trow (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical sketches of colonial Florida. (The Williams publishing co., 1892), by Richard L. Campbell (page images at HathiTrust)
• History and antiquities of St. Augustine, Florida (Columbus Drew, 1868), by George R. Fairbanks and Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The conquest of Florida, by Hernando de Soto. (Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1835), by Theodore Irving (page images at HathiTrust)
• Old Saint Augustine. A story of three centuries. (E. H. Reynolds, 1888), by Charles B. Reynolds (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ensayo cronológico para la historia general de la Florida : contiene los descubrimientos y principales sucesos acaecidos en este gran reino a los españoles, franceses, suecos, dinamarqueses, ingleses, y otras naciones entre si y con los indios ... (Impr. de los hijos de C. Piñuela, 1829), by Andrés González de Barcía Carballido y Zúñiga (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of Saint Augustine, Florida : with an introductory account of the early Spanish and French attempts at exploration and settlement in the territory of Florida; together with sketches of events and objects of interest connected with the oldest town in the United States; to which is added a short description of the climate and advantages of Saint Augustine as a health resort (G. P. Putnam, 1885), by William W. Dewhurst (page images at HathiTrust)
• Conférences sur l'Idéal dans le positivisme, sur le Peuple dans la vie & dans l'oeuvre d'Alexandre Dumas, et sur les Dieppois à la Floride au XVIe siècle, faites ... ("L'impartial de Dieppe", 1902), by F. C. and F. L. (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Old St. Augustine; a story of three centuries (E. H. Reynolds, 1886), by Charles B. Reynolds (page images at HathiTrust)
• History and antiquities of St. Augustine, Florida (Horace Drew, 1881), by George R. Fairbanks (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history and antiquities of the city of St. Augustine, Florida, founded A.D. 1565. (C. B. Norton, 1858), by George Rainsford Fairbanks (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Spanish borderlands; a chronicle of old Florida and the Southwest. (Glasgow, Brook & Co.;, 1921), by Herbert Eugene Bolton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Spanish explorers in the southern United States, 1528-1543 : the narrative of Alvar Núñez Cabeça de Vaca (Barnes & Noble, 1907), by Theodore H. Lewis, Frederick Webb Hodge, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, and Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Historical collections of South Carolina embracing many rare and valuable pamphlets, and other documents, relating to the history of that state, from its first discovery to its independence, in the year 1776 (Harper & brothers, 1836), by B. R. Carroll (page images at HathiTrust)
• Narrative of Le Moyne : an artist who accompanied the French expedition to Florida under Laudonnière, 1564 (James R. Osgood, 1875), by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (page images at HathiTrust)
• The conquest of Florida, by Hernando de Soto. (G. P. Putnam & son, 1869), by Theodore Irving (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Spanish borderlands : a chronicle of Old Florida and the Southwest (Yale University Press, 1921), by Herbert Eugene Bolton (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of Castillo de San Marcos & Fort Matanzas, from contemporary narratives and letters (U. S. Dept. of the interior, National park service, 1943), by Albert C. Manucy (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Spanish explorers in the southern United States, 1528-1543: The narrative of Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca (Barnes & Noble, 1953), by Theodore H. Lewis, Frederick Webb Hodge, Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera, and Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Ensaio cronologico à la historia de la Florida (En la Officina real, y à costa de Nicolas Rodriguez Franco ..., 1723), by Andrés González de Barcía Carballido y Zúñiga and Nicolas Rodriguez Franco (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of Florida, Louisiana, Texas and California, band of the adjoining countries, including the whole valley of the Mississippi, from the discovery to their incorporation with the United States of America. Volume I. (New York, 1856), by Robert Greenhow and Brantz Mayer (page images at HathiTrust)
• Spanish explorers in the southern United States, 1528-1543. (C. Scribner's Sons, 1907), by Frederick Webb Hodge, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera, and Theodore Hayes Lewis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The History of Saint Augustine, Florida, by William W. Dewhurst (Gutenberg ebook)
• Historical Sketches of Colonial Florida, by Richard L. Campbell (Gutenberg ebook)

• A Selected bibliography of the Florida-Louisiana Frontier with references to the Caribbean, 1492-1819 (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Spanish Colonial Research Center, 1991), by Joseph P. Sánchez and N.M.) Spanish Colonial Research Center (Albuquerque (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress : a catalog of the gift of the Jay I. Kislak Foundation to the Library of Congress (Library of Congress, 2007) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida : including translations of original manuscripts relating to their discovery and settlement, with numerous historical and biographical notes (A. Mason, 1875), by B. F. French (page images at HathiTrust)

• Vasconselos (3rd edition; New York: Redfield, 1853), by William Gilmore Simms (frame-dependent page images and uncorrected OCR text at Indiana)
• Eutaw: a sequel to The forayers; or, The raid of the dog-days, a tale of the Revolution. (Donohue, Henneberry, 1890), by William Gilmore Simms (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vasconselos; a romance of the New world. (The Martin & Hoyt & co., 1885), by William Gilmore Simms (page images at HathiTrust)

• An Act for Appointing Commissioners Further to Enquire Into the Losses of All Such Persons Who Have Suffered in Their Properties, in Consequence of the Cession of the Province of East Florida to the King of Spain (extract from the acts of Parliament; London: Printed by C. Eyre and A. Strahan, 1788), by Great Britain
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• Coleccion de varios documentos para la historia de la Florida y tierras adyacentes ... Tomo I. (Trübner y compañía, 1857), by Buckingham Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida, including translations of original manuscripts relating to their discovery and settlement, with numerous historical and biographical notes. (J. Sabin & sons, 1869), by B. F. French (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical collections of Louisiana and Florida : including translations of original manuscripts relating to their discovery and settlement, with numerous historical and biographical notes ; new series. (J. Sabin & Sons, 1869), by B. F. French (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical collections of Louisiana embracing translations of many rare and valuable documents relating to the natural, civil and political history of that state (Daniels and Smith;, 1850), by B. F. French (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical collections of Louisiana. (Wiley and Putnam [etc.], 1846), by B. F. French (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical collections of Louisiana, embracing translations of many rare and valuable documents relating to the natural, civil, and political history of that State (AMS Press, 1976), by B. F. French (page images at HathiTrust)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• Observations upon the Floridas (University Presses of Florida, 1977), by Charles Blacker Vignoles (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical sketches of colonial Florida (University Presses of Florida, 1975), by Richard L. Campbell (page images at HathiTrust)

• History of Florida, Past and Present, Historical and Biographical (3 volumes; Chicago and New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1923), by H. G. Cutler (page images at HathiTrust)
• Features of the Hill Country, Florida (New York: Moss Engraving Co., c1894), by Richard C. Long (Javascript-dependent page images at flvc.org)
• The Territory of Florida: or, Sketches of the Topography, Civil and Natural History, of the Country, the Climate, and the Indian Tribes, From the First Discovery to the Present Time (New York: A.T. Goodrich, 1837), by John Lee Williams
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• The Everglades: River of Grass (New York and Toronto: Rinehart and Co., c1947), by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, illust. by Robert Fink (page images at HathiTrust)
• Notes on the Floridian Peninsula : its literary history, Indian tribes and antiquities (Joseph Sabin, 1859), by Daniel G. Brinton (page images at HathiTrust)
• A history of Florida from the treaty of 1763 to our own times (The Florida state historical society, 1924), by Caroline Mays Brevard and James Alexander Robertson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sketches of the topography, civil and natural history, of the country, the climate, and the Indian tribes. (A.T. Goodrich, 1837), by John Lee Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
• Spanish explorers in the southern United States, 1528-1543: The narrative of Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca (Barnes & Noble, 1946), by Pedro de Castañeda de Nájera, Theodore H Lewis, Frederick Webb Hodge, and Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (page images at HathiTrust)
• Petals plucked from sunny climes (Southern Methodist Pub. House, 1880), by Abbie M. Brooks (page images at HathiTrust)
• Florida old and new (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1934), by Frederick W 1880 Dau (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ponce de Leon and Florida war record. ([The Record Printing Company], 1902), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Observations upon the Floridas. (E. Bliss & E. White, 1823), by Charles Blacker Vignoles (page images at HathiTrust)
• Florida, its history and its romance : the oldest settlement in the United States, associated with the most romantic events of American history, under the Spanish, French, and American flags, 1497-1901 (H. and W. B. Drew, 1901), by George R. Fairbanks (page images at HathiTrust)
• Trozos escogidos de la Florida del Inca (Oxford Univ. Press, 1921), by Julia Fitzmaurice-Kelly (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Past environment from historical sources (Reproduced [and] distributed by National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 1973), by Charlton W. Tebeau and United States. National Park Service. South Florida Environmental Project (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ponce de Leon land. St. Augustine, Florida. Traditions and early history of the oldest fortress and city in the United States ... (Printed by C. W. Dacosta, 1892), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Observations upon the Floridas. (E. Bliss & E. White, 1823), by Charles Blacker Vignoles (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ponce de Leon land. (The Da Costa printing company, 1895), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• A history of Florida (American book company, 1919), by Caroline Mays Brevard and Henry Eastman Bennett (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Ponce de Leon land and Florida war record. ([The Record printing company], 1902), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• A history of Florida (Cincinnati [etc.] American book company, 1904), by Caroline Mays Brevard and H. E. Bennett (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Ponce de Leon land. (The Record printing co., 1901), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Historical society of Florida. (Printed by J. A. Gray, 1856), by Florida. Historical society (page images at HathiTrust)
• Remarks on a dangerous mistake made as to the eastern boundary of Louisiana. (Printed by J.T. Buckingham, 1814), by Benjamin Vaughan and Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
• School history of Florida (Williams & Wilkins company, 1898), by Edwin L. Green (page images at HathiTrust)
• 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. (Imprenta de los hijos de Doña Catalina Piñuela, 1829), by Garcilaso de la Vega (page images at HathiTrust)
• Primera parte de los commentarios reales (En la Oficina Real, y à costa de Nicolas Rodriguez Franco ..., 1723), by Garcilaso de la Vega and Andrés González de Barcía Carballido y Zúñiga (page images at HathiTrust)
• The adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A. in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West digested from his journal and illustrated from various other sources (H.G. Bohn, 1850), by Washington Irving and Theodore Irving (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ponce de Leon land and Florida war record. ([Record Print. Co.], 1902), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ponce de Leon land and Florida war record. ([The Record printing company], 1902), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Florida, 1513-1913, past and future; four hundred years of wars and peace and industrial development (S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914), by George M. Chapin (page images at HathiTrust)
• A guide to Florida's historic markers. ([Tallahassee], 1972), by History Florida. Division of Archives (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Romantic and historic Florida (Dodd, Mead & company, 1935), by A. Hyatt Verrill (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The mangrove coast : the story of the west coast of Florida. (Coward-McCann, inc., 1942), by Karl A. Bickel (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• History of Florida (Priv. print. Kingsport press], 1935), by Margaret Carrick Fairlie (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Early Celts in America. (Abbey Press, 1962), by Father Jerome (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Florida: historic, dramatic, contemporary. (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1952), by Junius Elmore Dovell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Stories of early life along beautiful Indian River. (Stuart Daily News, 1953), by Anna Pearl Leonard Newman (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Glimpses of the panhandle. (Adams Press, 1961), by Harold W. Bell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The territory of Florida: or sketches of the topography, civil and natural history, of the country, the climate, and the Indian tribes, from the first discovery to the present time. (A. T. Goodrich, 1837), by John Lee Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
• Colonial Mobile; an historical study largely from original sources, of the Alabama-Tombigbee Basin and the Old South West from the discovery of the Spiritu Santo in 1519 until the demolition of Fort Charlotte in 1821. (First National Bank of Mobile, 1952), by Peter J. Hamilton (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Shrine of the water gods (Pepper Printing Co., 1935), by Carita Doggett Corse (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• History of Volusia County, Florida. (Painter Print. Co., 1927), by Pleasant Daniel Gold (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ponce de Leon land and Florida war record. ([Record Printing Co.], 1912), by George M. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pioneer Florida (Southern Pub. Co., 1959), by Donald Brenham McKay (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The great hurricane in Florida and Remarks on Christian Science (Bee-Hue Publishing Company, 1933), by Rebecca Bean and E. Weber (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Memoirs of Florida : embracing a general history of the province, territory and state; and special chapters devoted to finances and banking, the bench and bar, medical profession, railways and navigation, and industrial interests (The Southern Historical Association, 1902), by Rowland H. Rerick and Francis P. Fleming (page images at HathiTrust)
• The story of Florida (Steck Co., 1957), by Rembert W. Patrick, Hester G. Fisackerly, Eleanor B. Patrick, and Children's Literature Collection (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Notes on the Floridian Peninsula; Its Literary History, Indian Tribes and Antiquities, by Daniel G. Brinton (Gutenberg ebook)
• Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes, by A. M. Brooks (Gutenberg ebook)
• Florida: Past and present: together with notes from Sunland, on the Manatee River, Gulf Coast of South Florida: its climate, soil, and productions, by Samuel C. Upham (Gutenberg ebook)

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