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Tag Archives: Floridians
I’m Back…
Okay, it’s time to come back to writing on this blog. After the reelection, I became disenchanted and disgusted with the things we’re doing in American politics. It drove me away from writing. It has happened before… Now it is … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged Democrats, economic growth, Florida, Floridians, national debt, unemployment
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The War Between the States and Cracker Cowboys
Florida had a limited role in the War Between the States. The state was, of course, on the southern side of the issue. There were six battles fought in the state, four up along the panhandle and Jacksonville. The other … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bulls, cattle cars, cattle drive through Orlando, Chicago stockyards, cowboys, cows, Florida crackers, Floridians, Fort Brooke and Tampa, heifers, leather whip, Orlando, panhandle and Jacksonville, Pioneer life in Florida, poor honest dirt-farmers, prairies south of central Florida, six battles fought in Florida, the War Between the States, wilderness
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Orange and Blue
Sometimes, you have to wonder who, at the University of Florida, came up with the idea of Orange and Blue for the school colors. The colors seem to be incompatible and seemingly would not be a good mix. So who … Continue reading
Posted in Landscapes, Old Florida
Tagged absolutely spectacular, classes, classmates, early settlers, early spring, Florida sky, Floridians, Gainesville, Juan Ponce de Leon, Orange and Blue, school colors, Seminoles, sky blue, strong cold front, sunset, Timucuans, University of Florida
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Lost Florida 