Suggested Readings on Fort Caroline


For Adults


Bennett, Charles (edited) 2001. Laudonniere & Fort Caroline: History and Documents, The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.

Bennett, Charles 2001. Three Voyages, by Rene Laudonniere, The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa.

Lawson, Sarah and John W. Faupel, eds. 1992. A Foothold in Florida: The Eye-Witness Account of Four Voyages made by the French to that Region. East Grinstead, Antique Atlas Publications.

McGrath, John T. 2000 The French in Early Florida: In the Eye of the Hurricane. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

For Scholars


Brewer, David M. 2000 Fort Caroline National Memorial: Archeological Survey and Testing, 1996 and 1997 Field Seasons. Southeast Archeological Center, National Park Service. Tallahassee, Florida.

Brewer, David, and Elizabeth A. Horvath 2004 In Search of Lost Frenchmen. Report on the 1990 and 1995 Archeological Investigations at the Oyster Bay Site (CANA-73, 8VO3128). Canaveral National Seashore, Volusia County, Florida.

Davis,T. Frederick 1925 History of Jacksonville, Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924. H. & W.B. Drew Co., Jacksonville, Florida.

DePratter, Chester B., and Stanley South 1990. Charlesfort: The 1989 Search Project. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Research Manuscript Series 210.

DePratter, Chester B., Stanley South, and James Legg 1996 The Discovery of Charlesforte (1562-1563). The Tansactions of the Hugnenot Society of South Carolina 101:39-48.

Fairbanks, Charles H. 1952 Archeological Explorations at Fort Caroline National Historical Park Project, Florida. Ms. on file, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Fairbanks, George R.1858 Founding of St. Augustine; Massacre of the Huguenots in America. A.D. 1565. Ms. on file, Special Collections Florida History, University of Florida, Gainesville.

Gissendaner, Paul H.1996 Proposed Location of the 1565 French Huguenot Fort le Caroline. The Florida Anthropologist 49 (3):131-148.

Gold, Pleasant Daniel1928 History of Duval County, Florida. The Record Company, St. Augustine, Florida.

Hann , John H..1996. History of the Timucua Indians and Missions. University Press of Florida.

Johnson, Richard E., Travis P. Gray, and Gregory M. Falstrom 1984 Archeological Testing of the Ribault Monument Area on St. Johns Bluff, Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida. Southeastern Archaeological Center, Tallahassee, Florida: National Park Service.

Lyon, Eugene
1976 The Enterprise of Florida: Pedro Menendez de Aviles and Spanish Conquest of 1565-1568. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

1982 Forts Caroline and San Mateo, Vulnerable Outposts. Report Submitted to Fort Caroline National Memorial (PX532090219), Jacksonville, Florida.

Manucy, Albert 1960 How did Fort Caroline Look? Typescript, National Park service. On file, Fort Caroline National Memorial Library, Jacksonville, Florida.

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