Walking St Augustine

Author : Elsbeth "Buff" Gordon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813060835
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walking St. Augustine written by Elsbeth "Buff" Gordon and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic St. Augustine Research Institute William L. Proctor Award "Gaze at the buildings and read the accounts of the people who walked the same streets more than 450 years ago; you will be transformed into a time traveler."--Thomas Graham, author of Mr. Flagler's St. Augustine "Grab this book--you will never find this information on a travel website."--Kathleen Deagan, coauthor of Fort Mose: Colonial America's Black Fortress of Freedom In 2013, National Geographic Traveler chose St. Augustine as one of "20 must-see places and best trips in the world." But while tourists take in the fort and stroll the cobblestone streets, few visitors are aware of the remarkable history of this oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States. Walking St. Augustine fuses illustrated history and intimate handbook. The author, Elsbeth "Buff" Gordon, one of the city's most highly regarded historians, is also a resident and offers insider tips for exciting adventures. Gordon divides the colonial village into sections, all easily walked in a single day. She guides visitors through Plaza de la Constitucion, the oldest public park in America, and down the same avenues walked by the first Spanish settlers. She vividly retells landmark events, highlights areas of architectural or historic interest, delves into the genealogy of the multicultural families that have made St. Augustine home, and offers human stories and heritage recipes passed down through the centuries. With this vibrantly rendered, easy-to-use, and color-coded guide, visitors can walk the seldom-visited south end of the city, which includes the earliest residential area with streets dating back to 1572, and stop in at the Flagler College complex, its more recent history illuminated by its architectural perfection. Gordon suggests visiting the Colonial Quarter Living History Museum, and for those looking to venture beyond walking distance, the Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, Anastasia Island, and Fort Mose, the nation's first legally free black settlement. Walking St. Augustine opens the doors to a spellbinding city, allowing visitors to discover five centuries of gripping history.

Author : Ann Colby
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439669015
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wicked St. Augustine written by Ann Colby and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine in 1565, his New World survival kit included gambling, liquor and ladies for hire. For the next four hundred years, these three industries were vital in keeping the city financially afloat. With the cooperation of law enforcement and politicians, St. Augustine's madams, bootleggers and high-rollers created a veritable Riviera where tourists, especially the wealthy, could indulge in almost every vice and still bring the family along for a wholesome vacation picking oranges and gawking at alligators. Join historian Ann Colby's tour of spots not on the standard tourist map to discover hidden-in-plain-sight bordellos, speakeasies, casinos and the occasional opium den.

Author : Maggi Smith Hall
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738514291
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Augustine written by Maggi Smith Hall and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. Augustine conjures up images of Spanish architecture, a massive fort, splashes of color against a backdrop of river and ocean, and always, always the omnipresent tourist. This ancient town, established along the banks of the Matanzas River in 1565, is the oldest city in America. Founded to protect Spains trade route from South and Central America to Europe, this colorful community was thriving years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and decades before Jamestown was settled. No other place in the United States embodies more charm than this hallowed city. Within these pages, images taken from the St. Augustine Historical Societys archives will educate, enthrall, and entice history buffs, tourists, and residents alike. These vintage photographs will link readers to the past and transform them into more than mere spectators visiting a popular tourist attraction. Rediscover the Spanish connection and see how early settlers built their homes, harvested their crops, educated their children, and protected their land. Walk the same worn and winding paths that the towns forefathers trod and acknowledge both the good and the bad times of life before modernday conveniences. St. Augustine conjures up images of Spanish architecture, a massive fort, splashes of color against a backdrop of river and ocean, and always, always the omnipresent tourist. This ancient town, established along the banks of the Matanzas River in 1565, is the oldest city in America. Founded to protect Spains trade route from South and Central America to Europe, this colorful community was thriving years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and decades before Jamestown was settled. No other place in the United States embodies more charm than this hallowed city. Within these pages, images taken from the St. Augustine Historical Societys archives will educate, enthrall, and entice history buffs, tourists, and residents alike. These vintage photographs will link readers to the past and transform them into more than mere spectators visiting a popular tourist attraction. Rediscover the Spanish connection and see how early settlers built their homes, harvested their crops, educated their children, and protected their land. Walk the same worn and winding paths that the towns forefathers trod and acknowledge both the good and the bad times of life before modernday conveniences.

Author : Dave Lapham
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781561641239
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of St. Augustine written by Dave Lapham and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1997 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unique and often turbulent history of St. Augustine, America's oldest city, has spawned more than four hundred years' worth of ghosts.

Author : Summer Bozeman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738566047
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Augustine written by Summer Bozeman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Spanish landed in Florida in 1513 and established St. Augustine in 1565, over four decades before the Virginia Company settled Jamestown and five decades before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. Henry Flagler transformed the sleepy port into a winter resort for the aff luent, and the quaint college town still displays some of the nation's oldest and most beautiful architecture.

Author : Steve Rajtar
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540218087
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Historic St. Augustine, Florida written by Steve Rajtar and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Beth Rogero Bowen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738525334
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Augustine In The Gilded Age written by Beth Rogero Bowen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James K. A. Smith
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 149341996X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Road with Saint Augustine written by James K. A. Smith and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★ Publishers Weekly starred review One of the Top 100 Books and One of the 5 Best Books in Religion for 2019, Publishers Weekly Christianity Today 2020 Book Award Winner (Spiritual Formation) Outreach 2020 Resource of the Year (Spiritual Growth) Foreword INDIES 2019 Honorable Mention for Religion This is not a book about Saint Augustine. In a way, it's a book Augustine has written about each of us. Popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith has spent time on the road with Augustine, and he invites us to take this journey too, for this ancient African thinker knows far more about us than we might expect. Following Smith's successful You Are What You Love, this book shows how Augustine can be a pilgrim guide to a spirituality that meets the complicated world we live in. Augustine, says Smith, is the patron saint of restless hearts--a guide who has been there, asked our questions, and knows our frustrations and failed pursuits. Augustine spent a lifetime searching for his heart's true home and he can help us find our way. "What makes Augustine a guide worth considering," says Smith, "is that he knows where home is, where rest can be found, what peace feels like, even if it is sometimes ephemeral and elusive along the way." Addressing believers and skeptics alike, this book shows how Augustine's timeless wisdom speaks to the worries and struggles of contemporary life, covering topics such as ambition, sex, friendship, freedom, parenthood, and death. As Smith vividly and colorfully brings Augustine to life for 21st-century readers, he also offers a fresh articulation of Christianity that speaks to our deepest hungers, fears, and hopes.

Author : George E. Buker
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oldest City written by George E. Buker and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1983 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . History of St. Augustine divided into eight time periods and written by eight different authors.

Author : Saint Augustine (of Hippo)
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9789027705389
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book De Dialectica written by Saint Augustine (of Hippo) and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1975-03-31 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I first became interested in De dialectica in 1966, while I was doing re search on Augustine's knowledge of logic. At the time I made a transla tion of the Maurist text and included it as an appendix to my doctoral dissertation (Yale, 1967). In 1971 I thoroughly revised the translation on the basis of the critical text of Wilhelm Crecelius (1857) and I have re cently revised it again to conform to Professor Jan Pinborg's new edition. The only previously published translation of the whole of De dialectica . is N. H. Barreau's French translation in the Oeuvres completes de Saint Augustin (1873). Thomas Stanley translated parts of Chapters Six and Nine into English as part of the account of Stoic logic in his History of Philosophy (Pt. VIII, 1656). I offer De dialectica in English in the hope that it will be of some interest to historians of logic and of the liberal arts tradition and to students of the thought of Augustine. In translating I have for the most part been as literal as is consistent with English usage. Although inclusion of the Latin text might have justified a freer translation, for example, the use of modern technical terms, it seemed better to stay close to the Latin. One of the . values in studying a work such as De dialectica is to see familiar topics discussed in a terminology not so familiar. In the translation I follow these conventions.