The First Gentleman of America: A Comedy of Conquest
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Abstract
This thinly veiled historical novel takes liberties and switches time periods between the Huguenot Colony, First Spanish Period, and Cabell's time (1940s). The points-of-view switch between Pedro Menéndez de Avilés as he fights the French and establishes the Spanish city of San Augustin, and contemporary folk living in the Ancient City.
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Matanzas River, Anastasia Island, the Fort San Juan de Pinos (1st St. Augustine fort) and Castillo de San Marcos, the Bridge of Lions, the Chamber of Commerce Building, the Civic Center Building, the Florida East Coast Railroad repair shops (northwest of the corner of SR16 and US1), the FEC Headquarters (now dorms for Flagler College), Plaza de la Constitucion and the Our Confederate Dead Monument, Cathedral Basilica, and Aviles Street.
Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to the Matanzas River, Anastasia Island, the Fort San Juan de Pinos (1st St. Augustine fort) and Castillo de San Marcos, the Bridge of Lions, the Chamber of Commerce Building, the Civic Center Building, the Florida East Coast Railroad repair shops (northwest of the corner of SR16 and US1), the FEC Headquarters (now dorms for Flagler College), Plaza de la Constitucion and the Our Confederate Dead Monument, Cathedral Basilica, and Aviles Street.
Identifier
PS3505 .A153 F6 1942
Access Rights
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
The First Gentleman of America: A Comedy of Conquest
Publisher
New York: Farrar & Rinehart
Date
Format
Hardcover book
Language
English
Audience
Subject
Historical
Race Relations
Race Relations
Coverage
Huguenot Colony
1st Spanish Period
1912-1975
1st Spanish Period
1912-1975
Accrual Method
Donated
Provenance
Donated by Dr. and Elaine Cafaro
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.
McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.
Bibliographic Citation
Cabell, Branch. The First Gentleman of America: A Comedy of Conquest. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1942.
Collection
Citation
[James] Branch Cabell, “The First Gentleman of America: A Comedy of Conquest,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/275.