The Scarlet Cockerel: A Tale Wherein Is Set Down a Record of the Strange and Exceptional Adventures of Blaise de Breault and Martin Belcastel in the New World, as Members of Expeditions Sent out by the Great Coligny

This novel follows young Blaise de Breault and his late father's best friend, Martin Belcastel, as they embark upon a voyage to the New World alongside a crew of Huguenots. Through Blaise's narration, the reader learns how the Frenchmen adapt to the American wilderness, and their close encounters and friendships with the Indigenous peoples. After two years in the New World, the pair of adventurers join a group of Huguenots intent on establishing "Fort Carolin," on a promising plot of land, but dangerously close to the Spanish dominion.

Other notable local locations visited include the St. Johns River, Fort San Mateo (what the Spanish called Fort Caroline), Matanzas Bay/River, and Fort Matanzas (even though it was not built until after the events described).

SPECIAL PZ3 .S9418 1925

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Frank M. Rines, illustrator

The Scarlet Cockerel: A Tale Wherein Is Set Down a Record of the Strange and Exceptional Adventures of Blaise de Breault and Martin Belcastel in the New World, as Members of Expeditions Sent out by the Great Coligny

Mr. Sublette signed this copy.

Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press

Hardcover book

English

Action or Adventure
Christian
Historical
Race Relations
Romance

Huguenot Colony

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Two photographs of a little girl are pasted onto the dedication page. The book is dedicated to Mary Catherine Sublette, and it is presumed this was the author's copy and the photographs are his daughter.

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

Mason, Walter Scott. The People of Florida as Portrayed in American Fiction. Nashville, TN: George Peabody College for Teachers, 1949.

Sublette, C.M. The Scarlet Cockerel: A Tale Wherein Is Set Down a Record of the Strange and Exceptional Adventures of Blaise de Breault and Martin Belcastel in the New World, as Members of Expeditions Sent out by the Great Coligny. Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1925.