Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles
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Title
Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles
Alternative Title
Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles
Subject
Seminole Indians--Florida
Native Americans
Indigenous peoples--United States
Amerindians
Coe, Charles H.
Description
An advertisement for Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles, a book by Captain Charles Henry Coe (1856-1954). Coe was born in Torrington, Connecticut, on February 3, 1856, to William Henry Coe (1824-1879), who founded the town of Glencoe, and Deborah Little Archer Coe (1824-1912). In 1874, his family migrated to Jacksonville, Florida, due to his father's poor health. At age 18, Coe began working for the Jacksonville Tri-Weekly Union. In 1875, Coe moved to New Smyrna Beach and started his first newspaper, The Florida Star. Coe was appointed Deputy Collector of Customs for the port at New Smyrna in 1879, after his father died. In 1880, Coe moved to Glencoe and began producing photographs. Seven years later, the moved to back to Torrington, where the met and married Emma Sophia Johnson (1846-1931). The following year, Coe moved to Asheville, North Carolina, and then later to Highlands, where the established The Highlands Star. In 1889, the moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Government Printing Office (GPO).
Coe published Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles (1898), a book about the plight of the Seminole tribe. A copy of Red Patriots was given to every member of Congress, which later passed legislation allowing Seminole land rights in Florida. In 1912, Coe returned to Florida and spent the next 20 years traveling the coast in his cabin cruiser called The Buccaneer. After retiring from the GPO in 1921, Coe spent much of his time exploring Florida's coast as an amateur archaeologist and publishing books, including Juggling a Rope (1927), The Art of Knife Throwing (1931), and Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission (1941). He died of pneumonia on March 23, 1954.
Coe published Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles (1898), a book about the plight of the Seminole tribe. A copy of Red Patriots was given to every member of Congress, which later passed legislation allowing Seminole land rights in Florida. In 1912, Coe returned to Florida and spent the next 20 years traveling the coast in his cabin cruiser called The Buccaneer. After retiring from the GPO in 1921, Coe spent much of his time exploring Florida's coast as an amateur archaeologist and publishing books, including Juggling a Rope (1927), The Art of Knife Throwing (1931), and Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission (1941). He died of pneumonia on March 23, 1954.
Source
Original advertisement: Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster.
Date Created
ca. 1898
Contributor
Foster, Andrew M.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original advertisement.
Is Part Of
Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
761 KB
Medium
1 advertisement
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Andrew M. Foster and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Andrew M. Foster
External Reference
Coe, Charles H., and Charlton W. Tebeau. Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, 1974.
Foster, Andrew M. "Captain Charles Henry Coe." History: Town of Jupiter, August 7, 2013. http://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4060.
"Capt. Charles Henry Coe.." Capt. Charles H. Coe. http://emeraldmeinders.wix.com/capt-charles-h-Coe?fb_ref=Default.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 advertisement
Collection
Citation
“Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles,” RICHES, accessed December 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6175.