River of Hidden Dreams
Dublin Core
Abstract
**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
Sadie, granddaughter of a Plains Indian woman imprisoned as a child in the Castillo de San Marcos/Ft. Marion in the 1870s loves and lives in Key West. The story is that of three generations of independent women. The culmination is the voyage up the East Coast of Florida by Sadie and her accidental ex-pat Cuban lover, Carlos, to St. Augustine to bury a mummified baby boy in the Matanzas River, and Sadie's memories of her mother and grandmother.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Castillo de San Marcos, the Bridge of Lions, and the Matanzas River marina.
Sadie, granddaughter of a Plains Indian woman imprisoned as a child in the Castillo de San Marcos/Ft. Marion in the 1870s loves and lives in Key West. The story is that of three generations of independent women. The culmination is the voyage up the East Coast of Florida by Sadie and her accidental ex-pat Cuban lover, Carlos, to St. Augustine to bury a mummified baby boy in the Matanzas River, and Sadie's memories of her mother and grandmother.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Castillo de San Marcos, the Bridge of Lions, and the Matanzas River marina.
Identifier
COPY 1: SPECIAL PS3556 .O8265 R58 1994
COPY 2: PS3556 .O8265 R58 1994
COPY 2: PS3556 .O8265 R58 1994
Access Rights
COPY 1: This item is part of Special Collections and is accessible by appointment-only.
COPY 2: This item is part of the Circulating Collection and can be checked out with a valid Flagler ID. Non-Flagler affiliates will need to request this book through their local library's Inter-Library Loan program.
COPY 2: This item is part of the Circulating Collection and can be checked out with a valid Flagler ID. Non-Flagler affiliates will need to request this book through their local library's Inter-Library Loan program.
Creator
Title
River of Hidden Dreams
Ms. Fowler signed the Special Collections copy.
Contributor
Kristine Mills and Jason Seder, cover designers
Publisher
New York: Fawcett Columbine
Date
Format
Paperback book
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Historical
Race Relations
Romance
Race Relations
Romance
Coverage
Statehood to 1887
1912-1975
1912-1975
Has Version
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Bibliographic Citation
Fowler, Connie May. River of Hidden Dreams. New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1994.
Collection
Citation
Connie May Fowler, “River of Hidden Dreams,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/149.