**Warning: Some of the language or characterizations in this book are the product of the time when this book was written, and are no longer considered acceptable.**
This gritty story fictionalizes St. Augustine with difference names and places, but takes place around 1964, during the Civil Rights Movement. Written shortly after the events that led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the story is a twist on the actual occurrences that propelled St. Augustine into National news, and shares the events through the perspective of the people who lived and suffered through the riots in St. Augustine. There are also flashbacks to World War II and how the Jews were treated unfairly, similar to African-Americans, one incident being one of the protagonist’s arrest just for witnessing something that happens.
Fictionalized local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to St. Clementine (St. Augustine), Lincolnville, Florida East Coast rail yard (no longer exists), the Castillo de San Marcos, the old slave market, Fountain of Truth (Fountain of Youth), the Wax Works (Potter's Wax Museum), and the Casa Monica Hotel.]]>Paul Good]]>1970]]>Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.]]>Once to Every Man. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970.]]>Adults]]>
Historical
Race Relations]]> This novel is told from various perspectives, including several relatives of future president, Andrew Jackson, and follows events from near the end of the 1st Seminole War (1814-1819) through to the middle of the 2nd Seminole War (1835-1842), from West Point, NY to Florida and as far west as Tennessee and New Orleans. During the story's time set in St. Augustine, some of the characters interact with Osceola, and Governor Andrew Jackson's and his wife, Rachel's characters reveal their opinions of the Florida Territory. The people attempt to continue living their lives in the midst of an uncertain time, where their actions - even small ones - may have a huge impact upon the tense political situation.
A selection of the other historical personages who are characters in this novel are Chief Micanopy, senators from various states, President James Monroe, other politicians or military men, and the extended family of President Andrew Jackson and his wife, Rachel.
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Plaza de la Constitucion, the Minorcan Quarter (Colonial Quarter), the Cathedral Basilica, Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos), Anastasia Island, the St. Augustine Lighthouse (this would be the one that was washed away by the Atlantic in the 1870s), and Buloff (Bulow) Plantation in, now, Flagler County.]]>Henry Carlisle]]>1975]]>Internet Archive.]]>Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.]]>Land Where the Sun Dies. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1975.]]>
Florida Territory]]>Adults]]>This is part of the Mr. Samuel Proctor Collection. ~ Professor from University of Florida, no relation to Flagler College's Dr. William L. Proctor, Chancellor Emeritus]]>
Youth]]> Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Castillo de San Marcos, Anastasia Island, and the Mission Nombre de Dios.]]>Wilma Pitchford Hays]]>1976]]>Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.]]>Siege! The Story of St. Augustine in 1702. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1976.]]>Late elementary to middle school-aged children]]>
Romance]]>The Oldest House.
Other than Maria and her three husbands, other historical personages featured include, but are not limited to: John Leslie, Fr. Thomas Hassett, Jessie Fish, Richard Evans, John Edward Tate, John Moultrie, James Moultrie, Don Luciano de Herrera, Governor James Grant, and Governor Vicente Manuel de Zespedes.
Reprint edition:
Nashville: Turner Publishing Co.]]>1977
2012]]>Internet Archive. [1st edition]]]>Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?
The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]>Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.]]>Price, Eugenia. Maria. Lippincott, 1977.
Reprint edition: Price, Eugenia. Maria. Turner Publishing, 2012.]]>
2nd Spanish Period]]>Adults]]>
Romance]]> Other than Don Juan McQueen and his family, other historical personages mentioned in this book include: Governor Juan Quesada, Jesse Fish, William Panton, John Leslie, Alexander McGillivray, and more.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Governor's House (Governor's House Cultural Center and Museum), Treasury Street, Bravo Lane, Plaza de la Constitucion, the Cathedral Basilica, the Fr. O'Reilly House, and the St. Johns River.]]>Eugenia Price]]>
Philadelphia: Lippincott
Reprint edition:
Nashville: Turner Publishing Company
]]>1974
2012]]>
Gina Binkly, cover designer]]>Internet Archive. [1st edition]]]>Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?
The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]>Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.]]>Price, Eugenia. Don Juan McQueen. Lippincott, 1974.
Reprint edition: Price, Eugenia. Don Juan McQueen. Turner Publishing, 2012.]]>Adults]]>
Mystery or Thriller
Romance
Youth]]>Ruth Burnett]]>1974]]>Live in St. Johns County and have a Library Card?
The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]>Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.]]>Picolata Treasure. Avalon Books, 1974.]]>Late elementary to middle school-aged children]]>Jay Barbree]]>1977]]>1st edition]]>Internet Archive.]]>McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.]]>The Hydra Pit. Port Washington, NY: Ashley Books, 1977.]]>Adults]]>
Psychological]]>**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
There are two books about St. Augustine that have a certain reputation, Sewall's Sketches of St. Augustine (1849), infamous for the description of the local Minorcans and exaggerations about Sewall's experiences during his short time living here, and this book.
The author purchased and lived in a house in West St. Augustine that had an unsavory past that locals felt was best left both untold and forgotten. Despite requests to leave the family's story in anonymity, the author was intrigued by the lives of these previous owners and wrote a historical novel. How much of the book is true and how much was literary invention is not known, but given the frosty reception surrounding the publication of this book, it can be assumed the historical detail is pretty accurate.
This book is an extremely disturbing read due to the level of detail Ferrell includes to describe the insanity, rape, multi-generational incest, and physical and mental abuse that occurred in the family. ]]>June Moore Ferrell]]>1979]]>The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.]]>The House. Carlton Press, 1979.]]>
1912-1975]]>Adults (bawdy)]]> Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include Switzerland and the St. Johns River.]]>Madeleine L'Engle]]>1974]]>Internet Archive.]]>An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.]]>The Summer of the Great-Grandmother. Farrer, Straus, and Giroux, 1974.]]>Adults]]>
Short stories, vignettes or poetry
Youth]]>Osceola's Head and Other American Ghost stories by Walter Harter is a collection of eerie stories involving ghost sightings in the United States. One particular story involves the Castillo de San Marcos and the ghost of a chief of the Seminole tribe, Osceola. While the stories are not disturbingly scary, they are not completely innocent either as they are based on the history of the land.]]>Walter Harter]]>1974]]>Internet Archive.]]>Gardner, Janette C.An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.”El Escribano15 (1978): 61-69.
]]>Osceola's Head and Other American Ghost Stories. Prentice-Hall, 1974.]]>Young adults to adults]]>