Bøger af Dale Cox

Writer and historian Dale Cox's tribute to the little known interior counties of Northwest Florida, this book explores the true stories behind some of the region's favorite legends. Included are the real history of Two Egg, Florida, the legend of Two-Toed Tom (Florida's alligator monster), the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge, the Garden of Eden, the Washington County Volcano, the West Florida Swamp Booger (Bigfoot) and more!

The Battle of Marianna, Florida was fought on September 27, 1864, at the culmination of the deepest penetration of Confederate Florida by Union forces during the entire Civil War. A small but highly significant battle, it involved some of the fiercest fighting of the war in Florida. An "urban battle" fought house to house and street to street in a time before that term had come into general usage, the battle at Marianna was intense and bloody and was remembered by many veteran participants as one of the most intense short range fights of the war. The Battle of Marianna, Florida follows the entire course of General Alexander Asboth's Northwest Florida raid and also details the fighting that took place at Eucheeanna, Campbellton and Vernon. The raid's impact on the entire panhandle region is carefully detailed.

This concise book critically examines the intersection of power, privilege and classical music in higher education through an extensive study of the experiences, training and background of teachers of musical theatre singing.

Old Ben lived on the outskirts of the strangely named Florida community of Two Egg and, to tell the truth, his life was not going so well. Alone and forgotten, Ben was in need of redemption, but he never imagined the way it would come. Christmas in Two Egg, Florida is the first novel from noted Southern writer and historian Dale Cox and spins the unexpected story of a forgotten man, Confederate gold, a place called Two Egg and an unlikely Christmas visitor. Set in the days of the Great Depression, but timeless in the story it tells, the book is the story of a man, his neighbors and the day God answered their prayers.

The Battle of Massard Prairie was fought on July 27, 1864, on the outskirts of Fort Smith, Arkansas. A dramatic Confederate victory, it included one of the largest open field cavalry charges of the Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi. The battle is unique because it involved both white and Native American troops (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole). This is the most detailed account available of the engagement at Massard Prairie and subsequent Confederate attack on Fort Smith. Both were important preliminaries to the major Cabin Creek campaign in modern Oklahoma.

Long before Gadsden County was established in 1823, this area of Florida was the scene of international tensions as nations collided in monumental efforts to establish footholds on the North American continent. In this volume, writer and historian Dale Cox explores the little known early history of Gadsden County, Florida. From early clashes between the Spanish and the original Native American inhabitants of Florida to the rise of the American nation, War of 1812 and opening act of the Civil War in Florida, The Early History of Gadsden COunty opens the door to a story that reads more like adventure than history.

A detailed history of Jackson County, Florida, this book explores the heritage of one of the most interesting areas of the Sunshine State. Volume One of a set, this book explores the early years of the county's history with chapters focusing on: Spanish Missions, Ellicott's Observatory, the First Seminole War, Early Settlements, Florida's Lost County, the Second Seminole War, the Trail of Tears, Crime and Punishment, the Steamboat era, the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge, the Calhoun County War and more.

In Volume 2 of his acclaimed series on the history of Jackson County, Florida, author and historian Dale Cox focuses on the county's role in the War Between the States. From details on plantations and slavery to secession and the county's contributions to the South's effort during the Civil War, the book is the most detailed account ever written of the role of what was then one of Florida's most populous counties in the great conflict. With details on troops, Civil War casualties, life on the home front and the Battle of Marianna, the book is an outstanding contribution to scholarship on the history of the Civil War in Florida.

One of the last signfiicant Southern victories of the Civil War, the Battle of Natural Bridge preserved Tallahassee's status as the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi River not conquered by Union troops. Fought along the banks of Florida's St. Marks River, the battle was an impressive Southern tactical and strategic victory. This book has been hailed as "the standard history of the Natural Bridge raid and battle."

Old Parramore was a riverboat town that grew in Jackson County, Florida, during the late 1800s. Founded by Confederate veterans, the town's life was short but colorful. From a prosperous community with stores, plants and mills, Parramore has all but faded away today, becoming a true Florida ghost town. In his acclaimed style, writer and historian Dale Cox explores the rich history of this remarkable community and its people. From true stories of riverboats, lynchings, tornadoes and more to actual photographs of alleged Parramore ghosts, this book is a loving tribute to a forgotten town and its citizens.

The Ghost of Bellamy Bridge: 10 Ghosts and Monsters from Jackson County, Florida is a fun journey into the true history behind some of Florida's most bizarre tales of the supernatural, the strange and the mysterious. The crown jewel of the book is the author's treatment of the legend of the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge, the tale that is one of Florida's best known ghost stories. Not only is the legend presented, but the remarkable true story behind the tale is revealed. Author and Southern Historian Dale Cox also digs into the real stories behind a number of other Jackson County tales to reveal just how much fun true history can be!

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The deadliest cannon shot in American history was fired at the "Negro Fort" at Prospect Bluff on Florida's Apalachicola River on July 27, 1816. The resulting explosion killed more than 270 men, women, and children, and destroyed the largest free black settlement in North America. The Fort at Prospect Bluff is a remarkable look at this shocking episode of American history. The author digs deep into the letters, documents, eyewitness accounts, and military reports to tell the story with more depth and clarity than ever before. This book tells an amazing story of Native Americans fighting to preserve their lands, Maroons (escaped slaves) making a desperate stand to protect their freedom, U.S. and British troops confronting each other during the War of 1812, and a shocking attack and its bloody aftermath. This is the story of an Underground Railroad that ran south to Spanish Florida and eventually to Trinidad, the Bahamas, and for a few even to Newfoundland.

The Scott Battle of 1817 was the first U.S. defeat of the Seminole Wars. Seminole, Red Stick Creek, Miccosukee, Yuchi, and Maroon (Black Seminole) warriors delivered a stunning blow to the United States Army on November 30, 1817, overwhelming a military boat on the Apalachicola River at what I now Chattahoochee, Florida. The engagement was a retaliatory strike for U.S. raids on the Native American community of Fowltown. American troops went to the village under orders from the Monroe Administration to kidnap the principal chief, Neamathla. The soldiers were to hold the charismatic leader as a hostage to force the evacuation of lands seized by the United States under the Treaty of Fort Jackson to which Neamathla was not a party. Instead, they fired on fleeing non-combatants, killing warriors and women alike.Reinforced by fighters from through today's North Florida, Southwest Georgia, and Southeast Alabama, the warriors struck back at the Scott Battle. Their victory prompted leaders in Washington to order Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson's 1818 invasion of Spanish Florida and ultimately proved instrumental in negotiations that forced Spain to transfer Florida to the United States.

Fort Scott, Fort Hughes & Camp Recovery details the history of three significant 19th century military sites in Southwest Georgia. All three are associated with the story of the First Seminole War of 1817-1818 and the years that culminated with the tragic Trail of Tears for the Lower Creek and Seminole people.

The British built two forts on Florida's Apalachicola River during the closing months of the War of 1812. While the fort at Prospect Bluff is a well-known part of U.S. history, the story of the second fortification has never been told. In Nicolls' Outpost, historian Dale Cox unveils the story of an earth and log outpost that nearly became the jumping-off point for a British invasion of Georgia. The author reveals that there were actually two "Negro Forts" on the Apalachicola River, British outposts where escaped slaves came to find freedom and wear the uniform of Great Britain during the War of 1812. He also provides exquisite detail of a council at the fort that ended with the first formal written agreement between the various towns and groups that went on to form today's Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Dale Cox is the author of nineteen books on Southeastern U.S. history. His Yuchi Indian ancestors fought in the Creek Wars and the War of 1812. This is the story of an Underground Railroad that ran south into Florida and a British invasion that almost stormed north into Georgia, all told through the history of a long-forgotten fort at Chattahoochee, Florida.

Fort Gaines was a United States military post built on the Georgia frontier in 1816. It served to stifle Native American resistance to the Treaty of Fort Jackson, which seized 22 million acres of land from the Muscogee or Creek people in present-day Georgia and Alabama. The fort played a key role in both the Prospect Bluff or Negro Fort campaign of 1816 and the First Seminole War of 1817-1818. It was a vital outpost on the front lines of the internal conflict between the traditional leaders of the Creek Nation and the Red Stick prophets, chiefs, and warriors who retreated into the borderlands of Spanish Florida following the Creek War of 1813-1814. Historian and author Dale Cox - noted for The Fort at Prospect Bluff and Fowltown - joins with Rachael Conrad to explore the three lives of Fort Gaines in amazing detail. From the fort's earliest days as an outpost far in advance of the frontier to its final moments as a Confederate battery and last line of defense on the Chattahoochee River, they give life to a story that other historians have all but forgotten. Parts of the book read so much like an adventure that only the incredible number of citations serve as a reminder that the story is real and at times heartbreaking. This book is a perfect companion for the other volumes in Cox's expanding series on the War of 1812 on the Gulf Coast, the Creek War of 1813-1814, and the Seminole Wars.