America's Fortress: A History of Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida
(Part of the The Florida History and Culture Series Series)
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Known as the "American Gibraltar," Fort Jefferson, located in the Dry Tortugas, Florida, was the most heavily armed coastal defense fort in United States history. Perceived as the nation's leading maximum-security prison, the fort also held several of the accused conspirators in the Lincoln assassination. America's Fortress is the first book-length, architectural, military, environmental, and political history of this strange and significant...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813080045
ISBN13:9780813080048
Release Date:October 2022
Publisher:University Press of Florida
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.59 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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