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Program Number
19
Program Date
5-18-2009
Segment Summary
SEGMENTS | MAURICE O’SULLIVAN AND WENXIAN ZHANG “A TRIP TO FLORIDA FOR HEALTH AND SPORT” | MEMORIES OF FLORIDA OYSTERS | HISTORY OF BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING
Keywords
Florida Frontiers; Florida Authors; Fishing; Folklife; Sports; Baseball
Sponsors
Brevard Cultural Alliance's mission is to build and sustain a dynamic and vibrant arts and cultural sector integral to Brevard County's quality of life.
Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities
With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, FHC grants primarily respond to the needs of local communities, but they often address topics of statewide interest. FHC is particularly interested in projects that are collaborative, attract diverse audiences, encourage active participation from the public, and explore humanities topics and disciplines in interesting and engaging ways.
This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
STARS Citation
Brotemarkle, Dr. Ben and Florida Historical Society, "Florida Frontiers Radio Show #19" (2009). Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society. 14.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/14
Transcript - Radio Program #19
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Program Segments
MAURICE O’SULLIVAN AND WENXIAN ZHANG “A TRIP TO FLORIDA FOR HEALTH AND SPORT”
Cyrus Parkhurst Condit wrote the novel, A Trip to Florida for Health and Sport, in 1855, which gives an accurate depiction of everyday life in Florida prior to the Civil War. It was first published in 2009 and edited by Rollins College professors Dr. Maurice O'Sullivan and Dr. Wexian Zhang.
Mark-In Point: 01:20 Length: 16:00
MEMORIES OF FLORIDA OYSTERS
This program features an interview with Polly Sutherland Moore about oyster fishing with her father in St. Lucie.
Mark-In Point: 17:40 Length: 04:15
HISTORY OF BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING
University of Florida historian Dr. Jack Davis and author Dr. Kevin MaCarthy, who has written several books about baseball in Florida, discuss the history of baseball spring training in the state and its impact on tourism and the economy.
Mark-In Point: 21:55 Length: 08:05