- March 31, 2025
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Flagler Beach author and historian Randy Jaye released his fifth book on March 18, titled, "Florida Flashpoints: Extraordinary Moments From Spanish Colony to the Space Age."
"I wanted to highlight Florida’s long, interesting and sometimes turbulent history with what I consider to be 36 of the state’s most important historic moments, some of which are nearly unknown to a large number of people, including Florida natives," Jaye said in a press release.
Stories contained in his book include early Spanish and French explorations, the founding of Pensacola and St. Augustine, the decimation of Florida’s original indigenous people, Fort Mose, intricate connections to slavery, the British Period, rise of the plantations, the American Revolutionary War, the New Smyrna Colony, the Three Seminole Wars, Black Seminoles, secession and the American Civil War, Florida’s Confederate “Cow Calvary,” Jim Crow-era struggles, Henry Flagler, Henry Plant, Winter silent film capital of the world, Florida’s World War II U-Boat war, population growth since 1945, the Space Race, Cuban migration, Walt Disney World, Hurricane Andrew and presidential election quagmires.
Jaye has previously published four books: "Flagler County, Florida: A Centennial History," "Perseverance: Episodes of Black History from the Rural South"; "Jim Crow Era Propaganda, Artifacts and Upheavals in Florida" and "Florida Prohibition: Corruption, Defiance and Tragedy."
"Florida Flashpoints: Extraordinary Moments From Spanish Colony to the Space Age" is available through online orders from Amazon, Barnes & Nobel, Target and several other distributors. The book is also physically available on the bookshelves of several retailers.
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