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Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol78/iss2/1 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 78, Number 2 Published by STARS, 1999 1 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 78 [1999], No. 2, Art. 1 COVER Wo rk crew construct two ho me for ligh thouse keep rs on Ancl o le Key , 1887. Pho­ tograph courle y oj the ationaLA n hives and Reco-rd Serv ire, Washington, D. C. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol78/iss2/1 2 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 78, Number 2 THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE HI TORICAL SOCIETY OF FLORIDA, ] 856 THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SLlcce sor, 1902 THE FLORID HISTORI CAL S CIETY, incorp o rat d , 1905 O FFICE RS W. S. "Bill" Coker, pTesident da Coat William , pre ident-elect Theodore VanItalli e, vice-president Patricia Bartlett, secretary Marinus H. LaTour, immediate past president Lewis . Wynne, executive director DI RE TORS N Al'\lCY B UCKALEW THOMAS GRArlAM StuaTl St. A ugttstine PETER A. 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Published by STARS, 1999 3 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 78 [1999], No. 2, Art. 1 One 'FloriJa Historical Quarterly FLO~DA HISTO!yCAL ~~ 0 IIiIII- (: I E '1 Y• Volume LXXVIII, Number 2 Fall 1999 The Florida Histo'rical Quarterly (ISS 0015-411 3) is published quarterly by the Flor­ ida Hi torical Society, 1320 Highland Avenue, M Ibourne, FL 32935, and is printed by E.O. Painter Printing Co., D Leon Spring , FL. Second-cla s po tage paid at Tampa, FL, and at additional mailing offic . POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Florida Historical Quarterly, 1320 Highland Avenue, Melbourne, FL 32935. Copyright 1998 by the Florida Historical ociety, Melbourne, Florida. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol78/iss2/1 4 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 78, Number 2 THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Kari Frederickson, Editor Samuel Proctor, Editor Erneritus Nancy Rauscher, Editorial Assistant Imar DaCunha, Graduate Assistant EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Raymond O. 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Published by STARS, 1999 5 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 78 [1999], No. 2, Art. 1 Table of Contents LCOTE KEyS LIGHTHOU : G IDI G LIGHT TO SAFE ANCHORAGE Geoffrey Mohlman 159 UNMASKED: THE AUTHOR OF NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO THE SPA ISH MAIN IN THE SHIP "Two FRIENDS" Patrick W Doyle 189 GIVEAWAY FORTS: TERRITORIAL FORTS AND THE SETfLEME T F FLORIDA Ernest F Dibble 207 BOOK REVIEWS .. ............. ................ .... ............ .... ........................ .... 234 BOOK NOTES ....... .. .. .. ............................... .............. ....... ... .. .. .. ........ 264 HISTORY NEWS ....... ............. .. ....... ............... .......... ····················· ···· 269 DIRECTORS MEETING MI UTE ...................... .............. ... .. ............ 274 A GIFT OF HI TORY ...................... .. .............. ... ........... .................... 289 REC 'VED UCF LIBRAR Y JAN 0 7 2000 S RIALS https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol78/iss2/1 6 Society: Florida Historical Quarterly, Volume 78, Number 2 BOOK REVIEWS , OME TO My lLANO": L ETTE R OF J Ll D IELS MOSELEY FROM THE FLORIDA FR NT IER, 1882-1886, dited by Julia W inifred Mo e ley a nd B tty P owers Cri lip reviewed by James M. Denham TRANCE r PARAD I E: IMPACT A 0 MANA EME I' OF OJ -I DICE 0 SP , [ 'S I FLORlO , edited by D a nie l Simb rloff, Do n . S h mitz, and Tom C. Brown reviewed &)1 Dennis L. Scarnecchia THE E D RJ SEMINOLES: FROM ALu ATOR WRE TLl NC TO E OTOURI M, b Patsy We t reviewed by Patricia R. Wickman OL MBU THE 0 Jow: A LIFE REEXAMI ED , by M il es H . D avid on reviewed &)1 Jerry H. Bentley "FEAR Goo NO WALK H MBLY": TH ' ACRJ ULTURAL J O RNAL OFJAME MALLORY, 1843-] 877, edite d by Crady McWhin y, Warn r O . MooreJr., a nd Ro b ert F. Pace reviewed by Harriet E. A mos Doss L EE 0 H1 E ERALS IN WAR 10 MEMORY, by Cary W . Gallagh er reviewed by S. WaU,er BLanton REL CTANT W IT E E: CHILDRE ' VOL E FROM THE CfVlL WAR, by Emmy E . Werner reviewed by Anthony j. Iacono THE REc TR CTIO PRE ID E I' , by Brooks D . imp o n reviewed by Ari Hoogenboorn REB ILDI C Z10 : THE RELIGIOUS RE ONSTRU 1'10 OF THE SOUTH, 1863-1 77, by D a ni I W. loweJl reviewed by EdwaTd J. Cashin DEMO RACY BETRAYED: THE WILMINGTO RA E RI I' OF 1898 0 IT LECACY, edit- d by David . ecel ki a nd Timo thy B. Tyson reviewed by l rvin D. olomon THE WAR F 1 9 : T HE ITEO T TES A 0 CUBA I HI TO RY D HI TORIO RAPHY, by Louis . PerezjI". reviewed by Antonio RaJaeLde La Cava BLAC K 0 WHIT: BLAC K WRITERS 0 WHAT IT MEAN TO BE WH ITE, edit d by David R. Roediger; a nd MAKINC WHITE E : THE C LTURE OF SECREC 1'10 I I THE SOUTH, 1 90-1940, by Grac Elizabeth H aJe reviewed by Jacl~ E. Davis AFABRJC OF D EFEAT: THE POLlTICS OF 0 TH CAROLl A M1LLHANO , 1910-1948, by Brya nt Simon reviewed by Mi helle Brattain FROM SELMA TO ORROW: THE LIFE 0 D EATH OF VIOLA LI ZZO, by Mary tatio n reviewed &y tephen Grant Meyer Published by STARS, 1999 7 Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. 78 [1999], No. 2, Art. 1 Anclote Keys Lighthouse: Guiding Light To Safe Anchorage by GEOFFREY MOHLMAN ighthou . Th term conjures mixed image -from the L romantic to the horrific-of solitude, den e fog, blood-thirsty gho ts king revenge, gold-hungry pirat , r liabili ty, safety, ki s­ ing lov r ilhouetted by a beautiful un t, or of a light keep r fighting the frigid raging wat r of th North Atlantic in a se m­ ingly futile attempt to save a hipwrecked damsel.