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

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 Secretay Amelia S. Quinton.[5]

He wrote magazine articles on natural history and archaeology. He to Jupiter, Florida and sepnt time on his boat "The Buccaneer".[6] The 5-ton boat was a former U.S. Navy cabin cruiser. He married and had a sone Mayne.[7]

Books

  • 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

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 Palm Beach Post March 26, 1954 Obituary
  7. ↑ Kleinberg, Eliot. "POST TIME: Colorful Capt. Charles Henry Coe retired to Jupiter". 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.
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