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OverviewHalf a century before the Mayflower sailed Northeast Florida was the site of America's first effort for protestant exiles to form a colony to serve as a safe-haven. While Catholic Spain's Tristán de Luna was battling the shifting sands and crushing hurricanes of the Gulf, a new threat emerged on the Atlantic horizon: a fleet of French Huguenots, seeking a ""New Canaan"" where they could worship in peace and plunder Spanish gold in secret. From the foundations of Fort Caroline-a bastion of Protestant hope built on the labor of the sovereign Mocama ( a forerunner to the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock)-to the moonlight massacre of St. Augustine by French privateers, the struggle for Florida was a game of high-stakes geopolitical chess. It was an era defined by an ""Unholy Alliance"" with the Ottomans, a ""Holy Crusade"" led by the ruthless Spanish Avenger Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, and a land that refused to be conquered by either. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Scott Gaillard , Kartik KrishnaiyerPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.104kg ISBN: 9798242786974Pages: 68 Publication Date: 12 January 2026 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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