The University of West Florida Department of History seeks to provide a foundation for better understanding the world in which we live, to produce high quality scholarship that makes a significant contribution to the discipline and to serve community needs by providing a source for historical information and expertise crucial to preserving heritage, especially Northwest Florida
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History Publications
America's Hundred Years' War: U.S. Expansion to the Gulf Coast and the Fate of the Seminole, 1763-1858
by W. Stephen Belko 
Historic Pensacola (Colonial Towns/Cities of the Atlantic)
by John James Clune Jr. 
Toussaint Louverture and the American Civil War The Promise and Peril of a Second Haitian Revolution
by Matthew Clavin 
Cuban Convents in the Age of Enlightened Reform, 1761 - 1807
by John James Clune Jr. 
Mule South to Tractor South: Mules, Machines, and the Transformation of the Cotton South
by George B. Ellenberg 
Battle for the Ruhr The German Army's Final Defeat in the West
by Derek Zumbro  (1).jpg)
The Invincible Duff Green Whig of the West
by W. Stephen Belko 
In Deadly Combat: A German Soldier's Memoir of the Eastern Front
by Derek Zumbro 
Forging Political Compromise: Antonin Svehla and the Czechoslovak Republican Party, 1918-1933
by Daniel Miller Event Spotlight
Dr. Ra'anan Boustan, Associate Professor of History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California at Los Angeles, will present a lecture on Monday, March 12, 2012, titled "Blood at the Boundaries of Jewish and Christian Identities in Late Antiquity." Dr. Boustan's presentation will be at 6 p.m. in Room 206, Bldg. 82, the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, and is open to the public without charge. It will be preceeded by a reception starting at 5:30 p.m. |
Dr. McGovern's academic career began at universities in Chicago and Boston. In 1969, the McGovern family relocated to Pensacola where Jim accepted a position as a Professor of History at the University of West Florida. An award winning teacher, scholar and author of seven books and numerous articles, Jim also served as a Fulbright Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and as a visiting professor at the Irish National University, Cork, Ireland. He was active in local civic affairs, helped document 20th Century Pensacola History and hosted numerous academic forums featuring distinguished guest lecturers. He taught at UWF for 29 years and served as Chairman of the History Department for many of those years. 
Dr. Marie -Thérèse Champagne and her History students will present a unique opportunity to the University of West Florida campus and wider community. A replica of the labyrinth floor (c. 1200 AD) from the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Chartres in Chartres, France, will be installed in the University Commons Auditorium (Building 22) and will be open for walking from 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, through 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Any interested persons are invited to come experience the peace and tranquility of the labyrinth walk. A public lecture on the history of the labyrinth, its purpose in Chartres Cathedral, and modern therapeutic uses of labyrinths will be presented by Dr. Champagne and Dr. Jane Halonen, CAS Dean, on Tuesday, April 17 at 6 p.m.
