Short Stories, Vignettes, or Poetry]]>
It is hard to identify specific locations in this story, but due to her time living here and intimacy with the city, Miss Woolson has created a fictionalized version, as confirmed by a reference to the Minorcan descendants.]]>
Constance Fenimore Woolson]]>
New York: D. Appleton and Company
Reprint:
[London]: Forgotten Books]]>
1880
2012]]>
HathiTrust. [1st edition]]]>
An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
Mason, Walter Scott. The People of Florida as Portrayed in American Fiction. George Peabody College for Teachers, 1949.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Pineapple Press, 1992.]]>
Woolson, Constance Fenimore. Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches. New York: D. Appleton, 1880.
Reprint:
Woolson, Constance Fenimore. Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches. Forgotten Books, 2012.]]>
Adults]]>
**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.**
Spirited Ruth Franklin and the charming Horace Chase seem like a match made in heaven. However, once they embark on a journey down the East Coast to St. Augustine, trouble may be in the air for the couple neither of their families initially anticipated. Will their love be able to pass the tests of time and distance as Horace's work calls him elsewhere?
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Matanzas Bay/River and the sea wall, the San Sebastian River, the St. John's Railway and/or Atlantic Ocean Railway, the pre-Flagler train station in St. Augustine, St. Francis Barracks, a bathhouse, the Plaza de la Constitucion, Anastasia Island, the St. Johns River, and Tocoi.]]>
Constance Fenimore Woolson]]>
New York: Harper & Brothers
Reprint:
Fairford, England: The Echo Library]]>
1894
2012]]>
HathiTrust. [1st edition]
Available for free on Internet Archive. [1st edition]]]>
Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. Little Bayou Press, 1983.
Mason, Walter Scott. The People of Florida as Portrayed in American Fiction. George Peabody College for Teachers, 1949.
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.]]>
Woolson, Constance Fenimore. Horace Chase. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894.
Reprint:
Woolston, Constance Fenimore. Horace Chase. The Echo Library, 2012.]]>
Adults]]>
Frank Merriwell's Life Struggle, or, A Bluff That Did Not Work." Tip Top Weekly, no. 252.]]>
Dime Novel or Graphic Novel
Mystery or Thriller]]>
Elsie Bellwood is staying at the Hotel Ponce de Leon when she is approached by a mysterious, handsome stranger with a thick Spanish accent who frightens her though claiming to offer his gentlemanly services. When one of her male friends she is travelling with becomes aware of the situation, a stand-off is inevitable even though dueling has long been illegal in the United States. What will happen to Elsie in this melodrama, and who will prove her greatest protector?
Other notable local locations visited include the Cathedral Basilica, the old slave market, the Spanish Quarter (Colonial Quarter), Matanzas River, Anastasia Island and the St. Augustine Lighthouse, Alcazar Hotel, Castillo de San Marcos (including the golf course), the seawall, and the Old City Gates.]]>
Burt L. Standish ]]>
February 9, 1901]]>
Northern Illinois University.]]>
An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. St. Petersburg, FL: Little Bayou Press, 1983.]]>
Frank Merriwell's life struggle, or, A bluff that did not work." Tip Top Weekly, no. 252, February 9, 1901.]]>
High school]]>
**Warning: The language in this book represents the time period and is not considered acceptable.**
**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
Some of the chapters are set in the modern day, but the rest of the story is a narrative that takes place during the British and Second Spanish Periods following the lives, loves, joys, and sorrows of British settlers excited to start life a-new in St. Augustine, and their slaves. Cora Lee Westerby and her parents are some of the colonists, and they are and the others are devastated when the lives they built for themselves come to an end with the ceding of Florida back to the Spanish. But not all the British colonists want to leave and they stay as long as possible before being forced to go to Nova Scotia and start over again.
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Matanzas River, the Castillo de San Marcos, Anastasia Island, Episcopal Trinity Church, Treasury Street, and the Huguenot Cemetery.]]>
C. J. Masson]]>
2016]]>
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The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]>
Voices in the Fire: A Novel. Viveka Publishing, 2016.]]>
2nd Spanish Period
Contemporary, Adult]]>
Adults]]>
Fantasy or Paranormal
Youth]]>
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include Flagler College, King Street, the St. Augustine Historical Research Library, Matanzas Inlet with Fort Matanzas, and Anastasia Island.]]>
Andre R. Frattino]]>
2015]]>
1st edition]]>
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The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]>
Vampirate of Matanzas Inlet. Pineapple Press, 2015.]]>
British Period
Contemporary, Children]]>
Middle school-aged children]]>
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Cathedral Basilica, Castillo de San Marcos, Flagler College, the Old Jail, King Street, St. Augustine Lighthouse, the Oldest Schoolhouse, the Colonial Quarter, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, St. Augustine Beach, the Villa Zorayda, Bridge of Lions, Ximenez-Fatio House, Fountain of Youth, the Alligator Farm, and the Black Raven pirate ship.]]>
Susan Shipe Calfee]]>
2013
2016]]>
First Edition
New Edition]]>
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The County Public Library also collects St. Augustine Fiction. Please visit their website to see which branches have a copy of this title.]]>
Calfee, Susan Shipe. St. Augustine A to Z: A Young Reader's Guide to America's Oldest City. 1st edition. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Wordwhittler Books, 2013.
New edition:
Calfee, Susan Shipe. St. Augustine A to Z: A Young Reader's Guide to America's Oldest City. New edition. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Wordwhittler Books, 2016.]]>
Pre-K to beginning readers]]>
Race Relations
Romance]]>
Fort Marion, in St. Augustine, FL. Fear and unease fill St. Augustine as people adapt to the changes brought by the Emancipation Proclamation and now the arrival of prisoners from the west. While the story revolves around Nan, who teaches school to underpriviledged children, the townsfolk range from progressive-minded to members of the Klan. Along with her, two other unlikely heroes rise up and work to bring an end to the violence.
Other notable local locations visited include "The Senator" which was already 100+ years old when Pedro Menendez arrived, the Plaza de la Constitucion, St. Francis Street, Hospital Street, St. George Street, the Old King's Highway, Tolomato Street, the St. Augustine Hotel, the old jailhouse, Anastasia Island, and Hospital Creek.
List of references for writing this book located on pages 338-339.]]>
George Putnam and Jewel Grutman]]>
2017]]>
Carrie J. Richter, cover designer]]>
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Redfish Oak. Hastings, FL: On-Target Words, 2017.]]>
Adults]]>
**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
Escaped prisoner and serial killer Mick is on the run, taking a young girl named Sunny hostage after she cold-bloodedly kills a man. They makes their way to Florida and the Ancient City. With Bonnie Fitzgerald (and the rest of the country) looking for Mick, the pair must navigate new sights while also evading the law, no matter how dangerous that may be for them both.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include Hastings, Crescent Beach, the Bridge of Lions, Anastasia Island, and the St. Augustine Lighthouse.]]>
Walker Newton]]>
2014]]>
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East Coast Toast. St. Augustine, FL: Wahoo Publishing House, 2014.]]>
Adults (bawdy)]]>
Mystery or Thriller
]]>
**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
This novel follows multiple characters in St. Augustine, who are connected by the thread between them and a recent murder near the pier at St. Augustine Beach. Both police departments (St. Augustine and St. Augustine Beach) and the St. Johns County Sheriff's Department are on the case, trying to identify the body and track down the culprit. Meanwhile, the killer is still at-large and the police uncover the connection of the deceased to a Mexican drug cartel.
Other notable local locations visited include King Street, St. Francis House, and Anastasia Island State Park.]]>
Walker Newton]]>
[2015]]]>
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Blinding Tide. St. Augustine Beach, FL: Wahoo Publishing House, [2015].]]>
Adults]]>
Romance
Travel]]>
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Castillo de San Marcos, the Old City Gates, the Bridge of Lions, Anastasia Island, St. George Street, St. George's Tavern, Florida Cracker Cafe, A1A Ale Works, and Flagler Hospital.]]>
Shannon O'Neil]]>
2009]]>
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I'll Be Home for Peacemas. Published by the author, 2009.]]>
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Adults]]>