Joe Knetsch is an American historian and author. In 2019 his book of essays about the history of Tallahassee, Florida and its surroundings was published. [1]
Knetsch has a B.S. from Western Michigan University, an M.A. 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] The University of South Florida has a collection of his papers. [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]
Knetsch lives in Tallassee with his wife Linda. [6]
An H-Net review of his book on the Seminole Wars lauded the images, maps, and diagrams he included. [9]
