Cracker Landing
Dublin Core
Abstract
**Warning: Some readers may find certain scenes in this book disturbing.**
This multi-generational tale of the Florida Cracker family, the Beckham's from the late-18th century into the mid-19th century, tells the tale of a hardworking but settled life on a Florida homestead called, Cracker Landing. The story settles in around the adversity of new environments and the oncoming Civil War, as the family and their neighbors, such as the Mickler's, face their fair share of tragedy and strife.
Several important Floridians are included as characters: Senator David Yulee, Brigadier General John Finnegan, Captain J.J. Dickinson, Delores "Lola" Sanchez, and John Westcott.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Intracoastal Waterway, the St. Augustine Fish Camp (not the restaurant chain in St. Augustine and Jacksonville), the Tolomato River, the St. Johns River, and Fort Marion (the Castillo de San Marcos).
This multi-generational tale of the Florida Cracker family, the Beckham's from the late-18th century into the mid-19th century, tells the tale of a hardworking but settled life on a Florida homestead called, Cracker Landing. The story settles in around the adversity of new environments and the oncoming Civil War, as the family and their neighbors, such as the Mickler's, face their fair share of tragedy and strife.
Several important Floridians are included as characters: Senator David Yulee, Brigadier General John Finnegan, Captain J.J. Dickinson, Delores "Lola" Sanchez, and John Westcott.
Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Intracoastal Waterway, the St. Augustine Fish Camp (not the restaurant chain in St. Augustine and Jacksonville), the Tolomato River, the St. Johns River, and Fort Marion (the Castillo de San Marcos).
Creator
Title
Cracker Landing
Mr. Tagliaferri signed and inscribed the St. Johns County Public Library copy.
Contributor
Jackson Walker, painter
Publisher
Ponte Vedra, FL: Louis E. Tagliaferri
Date
Format
Paperback book
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Action or Adventure
Contemporary, Adult
Historical
Race Relations
Contemporary, Adult
Historical
Race Relations
Coverage
2nd Spanish Period
Florida Territory
Statehood to 1887
Florida Territory
Statehood to 1887
Has Version
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Bibliographic Citation
Tagliaferri, Louis E. Cracker Landing. Ponte Vedra, FL: Louis E. Tagliaferri, 2019.
Collection
Citation
Louis E. Tagliaferri, “Cracker Landing,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 12, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/239.