The Characters of Theophrastus

Bennett, Charles E.

History

BiblioLife

Born into a wealthy and prominent Cape Fear River plantation family, Howe became a militia officer, justice of the peace, and legislator. In 1775 he was appointed colonel of the Second North Carolina Regiment and became commanding general of the Southern Department and the highest ranking officer in the states south of Virginia. He also served as a division commander with General Washington's main army in the New York Highlands, commanded the crucial West Point post, and put down mutinies in the American army. Originally published in 1991. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

A Quest for Glory: Major General Robert Howe and the American Revolution

Biographies & Memoirs

Lennon, Donald R.

Leaders & Notable People

The University of North Carolina Press

Review\nA Quest for Glory reveals the facts behind the rumors and gossip that throughout most of his adult life plagued Major General Robert Howe, North Carolina's highest ranking officer of the American Revolution. . . . Bennett and Lennon have come too late for General Howe, but they provide the modern reader with an intriguing account of a man deeply wronged.--William S. Powell, author of North Carolina through Four Centuries\nBorn into a wealthy and prominent Cape Fear River plantation family, Howe became a militia officer, justice of the peace, and legislator. In 1775 he was appointed colonel of the Second North Carolina Regiment and became commanding general of the Southern Department and the highest ranking officer in the states south of Virginia. He also served as a division commander with General Washington's main army in the New York Highlands, commanded the crucial West Point post, and put down mutinies in the American army.\nOriginally published in 1991.\nA UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Historical

Two hundred years ago in Florida, the valleys of the St. Marys and the St. Johns seethed with intrigue as a band of settlers audaciously conspired to overthrow the Spanish colonial government. Long a specialist in Florida history, Congressman Charles E. Bennett in this book traces France's attempt to gain control of Florida in 1793-95 by supporting this abortive rebellion.
From a wilderness inhabited only by Indians Florida evolved into a region of wealth in Indian trade and one of political importance to rival European factions. Discovered by Spain in the early sixteenth century, Florida's northern frontier was colonized in the late 1700s, mainly by Anglo-Saxons who were unhappy living under Spanish rule.
Initially supported by the French, a group of the colonists plotted a revolt, which was officially repudiated by France in 1794 when its governing power changed hands. The Anglo-Saxons continued the conspiracy, quietly encouraged by the French. Eventually arrested and tried by the Spanish, many of these men were landowners who had sworn loyalty to Spain. Bennett has recreated this intriguing scenario through translations of the original Spanish documents of the criminal proceedings against these revolutionaries and through their personal correspondence.
Bennett places these events in the contemporary scene of European and American affairs: the United States playing the careful and ambiguous role of a neutral, marking the beginnings of an American foreign policy; France, in revolt at home and at war with Spain, struggling to gain a foothold in the New World; and Spain, trying to maintain its weakening hold in North America. The territorial ambitions of these three nations mirrored ideological and political conflicts in Europe and helped to shape the two-party system in the United States.

Florida's French Revolution, 1793-1795

Americas

University Press of Florida

In this biography of the River St. Johns, Bennett tells the stories of the people who live on its banks, and gives the river's natural beauty a series of distinctive human faces.

Twelve on the River St. Johns

Univ Pr of Florida

In this biography of the River St. Johns, Bennett tells the stories of the people who live on its banks, and gives the river's natural beauty a series of distinctive human faces.

First published in 1912, Bennett's New Latin Composition remains a highly regarded, widely used composition text for both high schools and colleges. Part I is based on the works of Caesar with illustrative samples drawn directly from his own words. Parts II and III concentrate on Cicero.

New Latin Composition (Latin Edition)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

A Latin Grammar

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Hollowbrook Pub

Signed by Author on Title Pg. who spent 50 yrs in public service in Florida &amp; Washington, Professor of Government at Jacksonville University, WW II Veteran. Very slight signs of age, CLEAN, MacGregor = Scottish adventurer or Venezuelan Patriot? Privateer or Champion of Freedom?

General MacGregor, hero or rogue?

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The Characters of Theophrastus

The Characters of Theophrastus

A Quest for Glory: Major General Robert Howe and the American Revolution

A Quest for Glory: Major General Robert Howe and the American Revolution

Florida's French Revolution, 1793-1795

Twelve on the River St. Johns

Twelve on the River St. Johns

New Latin Composition (Latin Edition)

A Latin Grammar

General MacGregor, hero or rogue?