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America's Fortress: A History of Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida
Thomas Reid
Known as the ""American Gibraltar,"" Fort Jefferson, located in the Dry Tortugas, Florida, was the most heavily armed coastal defense fort in US history. This work offers the architectural, military, environmental, and political history of this strange Florida landmark. It also reports on white northerners' perceptions of slaves.
192 pages, 23 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 30, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813030197 |
| Publishers | University Press of Florida |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 400 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Arsenault, Raymond |
| Series Editor | Mormino, Gary R. |
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