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Author | : John Cuevas |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2018-03-16 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1496816102 |
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Cat Island, just off the Mississippi Gulf Coast shoreline, has been home to some of the most dramatic events and remarkable stories in the nation's history. While some of these stories are fact, others are colorful fables passed down through the ages with such conviction they have become true in the hearts and minds of many. Between fact and fiction is the undeniable reality: Cat Island is one of the most historically significant landmarks on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Featuring over 160 black-and-white photographs by Jason Taylor and a foreword by Mississippi's Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, John Cuevas's Discovering Cat Island guides readers through Cat Island with stories and histories of twenty-nine sites--both real and imagined--of the legendary barrier island. Originally owned by the Cuevas family as part of a Spanish land grant to Juan de Cuevas in 1781, Cat Island boasts a colorful history that includes events related to the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte and the outlaw James Copeland, both of whom were thought to have buried their stolen treasure somewhere on the island; the Battle of New Orleans; and the War of 1812. The island served as one of the staging areas for the Seminole forced to abandon their homes and take part in the Trail of Tears. In the twentieth century, the island was a convenient transfer point for gangsters and local bootleggers shipping booze during Prohibition before becoming a US military training camp site during World War II. In 1988, Cat Island became the location of the first oil drilling ever in the Mississippi Sound and in 2010 was one of the islands devastated by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Author | : John Cuevas |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2014-01-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786485787 |
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Just off the coast of the Gulf Islands National Seashore lies Cat Island, an isolated, T-shaped sliver of sand with a remarkable past. A coveted hiding place for Jean Lafitte's pirate treasure in the late eighteenth century and illegal booze during Prohibition, Cat Island also witnessed the first shots of the Battle of New Orleans, an encampment for Seminoles during the Trail of Tears and the first lighthouses on the Mississippi coast. As a child, author John Cuevas learned that his family had owned and lived on the island for three generations beginning with his ancestor, Juan de Cuevas, referred to as "The King of Cat Island," who received it by way of a Spanish land grant. In this engaging work, Cuevas chronicles the historic events that occurred on the island's shores and offers a tribute to the legacy of one of the Gulf Coast's pioneer families.
Author | : Alessandro Sarno |
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Release | : 2021-10 |
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ISBN | : 9780578980706 |
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Pictorial journey and exploration of Cat Island, one of the seven hundred islands and cays that make up The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Author | : Caroline Paul |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : Cats |
ISBN | : 1408835576 |
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What do our pets do when they're not with us? Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton used GPS, cat cameras, psychics, and the web to track the adventures of their beloved cat Tibia.
Author | : Peggy Gavan |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2019-05-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1978800223 |
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This book tells the stories of the tender-hearted men who adopted stray cats from the cruel streets of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century New York. Its forty-two profiles introduce us to an array of remarkable men and extraordinary cats, including sports team mascots, artists' muses, and presidential pets.
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Publisher | : Graham Waiting |
Total Pages | : 61 |
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Author | : Donald Hankin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781976781391 |
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The merchant ship Laconia sailing from London to the Virginia Colony in 1762 was lost at sea. Only nine cats survived. They washed up on a tropical island and soon discovered they were not alone. There were dogs and cats from a previous human habitation who remained apart and especially avoided the evil Mousadonians who were bent on terrorizing their neighbors. The arrival of the shipwrecked cats altered the dynamic of island life and ultimately led to an unlucky alliance.
Author | : John Cuevas |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467140228 |
Download Lost Gulfport Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The second largest city in the state, Gulfport is the business center of south Mississippi. Many of the city's cherished landmarks and businesses have been lost to Hurricanes Camille and Katrina, the development of shopping malls and Interstate 10. Gulfport's answer to the quintessential '50s malt shop, Stone's Ice Cream, became a favorite hangout for students, families and businessmen throughout its long history. The Paramount Theatre was famous for its annual Christmas raffle during the '50s. Known as the "Hosts of the Gulf Coast," the Friendship House Restaurant served up a great cup of coffee along with its celebrated Hospitality Menu. Historian John Cuevas takes a look back at Gulfport's shops, restaurants, nightclubs, cinemas and more from a bygone age.
Author | : Dan Berry |
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Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2012 |
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Author | : Thomas L. Hudgin |
Publisher | : Hickory Tales Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780970910493 |
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This high-paced intrigue, skillfully woven by experienced pilot, sailor and retired Navy Commander, Tom Hudgin, will captivate young adult and adult readers. Tom Hannaford finds mysterious lettering on a barnacle encrusted plank floating in the surf along a deserted North Carolina beach. With insatiable curiosity and after some questionable research, Tom convinces his friend, Chris, to fly with him in Tom?s Cessna Cardinal on a leisurely vacation in the Bahamas near where, coincidentally, Tom suspects his message from the sea originated. When they decide to land to investigate remote Cat Island, they stumble upon a quite shocking discovery that sends them running for their very lives, using all their skills and cunning just trying to survive. A lovable thirteen year old island boy, who had hustled them at the George Town airport, then unexpectedly twists the plot to an exciting climax. Tom Benenson, Editor of Flying Magazine says "Rarely do authors, who include flying sequences in their novels, get it right. Tom Hudgin, in Incident at Cat Island, has filled his mystery/suspense novel with enough aviation details to keep any pilot happy." .