Menendez: Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Captain General of the Ocean Sea

by Albert Manucy

Overview

Everyone knows of Columbus and Ponce de Leon, but the name of Menendez is not as familiar. Yet Pedro Menendez de Aviles might truly be called one of the founding fathers of America, for he was the founder of the nation's oldest city—St. Augustine.

This book is the first to be written about Menendez. It is based on scholarly research, but it is not just a work for the scholar. It was written for the education and enjoyment of any reader who wants to meet this remarkable man. Manucy has dramatized historic moments so that history comes alive and we find ourselves in the midst of it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781561646920
Publisher:	Pineapple Press, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Albert Manucy worked for the National Park Service for thirty-three years, many of them in St. Augustine as the historian at the Castillo de San Marcos. He is also a restoration expert, museum planner, and historic architect. In addition to Menéndez, he wrote Artillery through the Ages, Building of the Castillo de San Marcos, and Houses of St. Augustine. He received the Amigos de los Castillos silver medal from the government of Spain and awards from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation and the Eastern National Park and Monument Association.

Editorial Reviews

"Crisp writing, accuracy, and a strong story line."

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