Savage Heart: A Novel

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Abstract

**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.**

Andra Canning, a witty yet hopelessly romantic girl, wishes to break free of her father's expectations of becoming the next great journalist of her family. In an act of rebellion and love, she marries Captain Jedediah Davidson and follows him to Florida where President Andrew Jackson has sent him. There, she finds herself entangled in a fight against prejudice and the betrayal of her own people as she befriends Osceola and other Seminole Indians.

Local locations visited or mentioned in the text include the Castillo de San Marcos, the Plaza de la Constitucion, the Cathedral Basilica, and the St. Johns River.

Creator

Title

Savage Heart: A Novel

Publisher

Philadelphia: Chilton Company

Format

Rebound book

Language

English

Audience

Subject

Historical
Race Relations

Coverage

Florida Territory

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References

Gardner, Janette C. An Annotated Bibliography of Florida Fiction, 1801-1980. St. Petersburg, FL: Little Bayou Press, 1983.

McCarthy, Kevin. M. The Book Lover’s Guide to Florida. 1st ed. Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press, 1992.

Bibliographic Citation

Whitson, Denton. Savage Heart: A Novel. Philadelphia: Chilton Co., 1959.

Citation

Denton Whitson, “Savage Heart: A Novel,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed May 16, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/248.

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