Joe Knetsch
American historian
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Joseph "Joe" Knetsch is an American historian, educator, and author. In 2019, his book of essays about the history of Tallahassee, Florida and its surroundings was published.[1]
Life and career
Joseph Knetsch has a B.S. degree from Western Michigan University, a M.A. degree from Florida Atlantic University, and a Ph.D. from Florida State University.[2]
He has taught at the secondary and collegiate levels, and worked as a historian for the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Natural Resources.[2][3]
Knetsch has written papers on the history of surveying and various aspects of Florida's history and landscape.[4][3] He has written about Hamilton Disston.[5] He has also written about Pembroke Pines[6] and the Armed Occupation Act of 1842.[7] He translated an 1856 letter from Smith Mowry to Jefferson Davis about Indian Key, Florida.[8]
A 2004 H-Net review of his book on the Seminole Wars lauded the images, maps, and diagrams he included.[9]
Knetsch lives in Tallassee, Florida with his wife Linda.[6] The University of South Florida has a collection of his papers.[3]
Bibliography
- Knetsch, Joe (April 13, 1991). The Big Arredondo Grant: A Study in Confusion. Historical Society of Micanopy.
- Knetsch, Joe (July 17, 2006). Faces On The Frontier. The Florida Historical Society Press. ISBN 9781886104242.
- Knetsch, Joseph; Wynne, Nick (February 11, 2011). Florida in the Spanish-American War. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781609490881.
- Wynne, Nick; Knetsch, Joe (November 20, 2012). Florida in the Great Depression, Desperation and Defiance. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781609498061.
- Wynne, Nick; Knetsch, Joe (August 31, 2015). On This Day in Florida Civil War History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467118170.
- Wynne, Nick; Knetsch, Joe (December 12, 2016). Utopian Communities of Florida: A History of Hope. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467136884.
- Wynne, Nick; Knetsch, Joe, eds. (October 11, 2017). Edge of Armageddon: Florida and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Outskirts Press. ISBN 9781478702474.
- Knetsch, Joe; Missall, John; Missall, Mary Lou (December 28, 2017). History of the Third Seminole War: 1849–1858. Casemate. ISBN 9781612005768.[10]
- Wynne, Nick; Knetsch, Joe (April 21, 2022). Cousin Bob: The World War II Experiences of Robert Morris Warren. Outskirts Press, Incorporated. ISBN 9781977250278.[11]
- Knetsch, Joe; Wynne, Nick; Redd, Robert (May 1, 2023). Florida at Sea: A Maritime History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467154109.[12]