November 3rd, 2014 – Book: ‘Florida’s Menendez: Captain General of the Ocean Sea’ by Albert C. Manucy
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Nov.03, 2014, under Books
Florida’s Menendez: Captain General of the Ocean Sea by Albert C. Manucy
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Clearly Albert Manucy is an apologist for explorer Menendez and his success of making a slaughterhouse of Florida during his days here. Manucy doesn’t completely ignore the empirical evidence and documentation of the indians and French, but nary a word of it is in this volume of Menendez’s life.
It is good to read the viewpoint Manucy has in this book. It just doesn’t jive with all else we know or can shake out from what has been written. Is Manucy a strong Catholic and excuses the behaviour due to faith? It’s only thing else that Manucy notes with a fervor throughout the book – Menendez’s faith. It’s certainly fine to base a person’s lifestyle as a reason for actions. It is also important not to white wash all else and claim a book to be a history book. If Manucy had the intent to ignore Menendez’s actions as that of a tribute to faith, then the book should have focused more specifically to Catholicism and how Menendez lived his life based on it.
The writing of this book, set more as an adventure novel, is sub-par.
Bottom line: I do not recommend this book. 3 of 10.
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