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Charles Henry Coe

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Charles Henry Coe (February 3, 1856 – March 23, 1954) was a newspaperman, photographer, government official, and author in the United States. He wrote about the Seminoles, the New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins, and other aspects of Florida history.

Biography

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He was born in Torrington, Connecticut to William Henry Coe (1824–1879) and Deborah Little Archer Coe (1824–1912). His father ran a newspaper and founded Glencoe, Florida.[1]

He established The Florida Star in 1877 and The Highlands Star in 1890. He worked for the Government Printing Office and was an amateur archaeologist.[2][3] He took tintype photographs.[4]

In his book Red Patriots he quoted Joshua R. Giddings who wrote Exiles of Florida and cited Helen Hunt Jackson's A Century of Dishonor. He dedicated the book to Women's National Indian Association General Secretary Amelia S. Quinton.[5]

He wrote magazine articles on natural history and archaeology, often exploring from his boat "The Buccaneer."[6] The 5-ton boat was a former U.S. Navy cabin cruiser. He married and had a son Mayne Reid Coe (1888-1980).[7]

Books

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  • Red Patriots: The Story of the Seminoles (1898)[8][9]
  • Word of Lincoln[6]
  • Juggling a Rope (1927)
  • The Art of Knife Throwing (1931)
  • Debunking the So-Called Spanish Mission (1941)[1]
  • Life and Adventures of Capt. Mayne Reid, co-author[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Captain Charles Henry Coe Collection · RICHES". richesmi.cah.ucf.edu.
  2. ^ "Home". capt-charles-h-coe.
  3. ^ "Capt. Charles H. Coe, Archeologist, Is Here". The Stuart News. 1936-02-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. ^ https://www.jupiter.fl.us/DocumentCenter/View/4060/Timeline-of-Henry-Charles-Coe?bidId=
  5. ^ Tebeau, Charlton W. (July 1, 1977). "Charles H. Coe: Red Patriots, the Story of the Seminoles". Broward Legacy. 1 (4): 30 – via journals.flvc.org.
  6. ^ a b c Palm Beach Post March 26, 1954 Obituary
  7. ^ Kleinberg, Eliot. "POST TIME: Colorful Capt. Charles Henry Coe retired to Jupiter, Florida in 1949". The Palm Beach Post.
  8. ^ Institution, Smithsonian. "Red patriots: the story of the Seminoles. By Charles H. Coe ." Smithsonian Institution.
  9. ^ "Book Notes". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 53 (2): 222. 1974. ISSN 0015-4113. JSTOR 30149817.