A Florida Christmas: 21 Heartwarming Tales by Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and More

This book is titled "A Florida Christmas: 21 Heartwarming Tales by Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and More." The cover of this book is green with the title displayed in red lettering on a cream-colored panel, decorated with small holly leaves. Below the title is a black and white photograph of a man dressed as Santa Claus relaxing in a beach chair. He points while he talks to two young boys.

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Abstract

Various short stories from both Floridian and non-Floridian authors of memories of Christmas's in Florida or fictional stories.

The chapters for St. Augustine are "Christmas in St. Augustine" by Elizabeth Duran Gessner and is a historical narrative of the traditions surrounding Christmas for the 1st to 2nd Spanish Periods and the 21st century.

The second St. Augustine chapter is a story in an unidentified location, but won first place in 2002 in the St. Augustine Record for a holiday story contest, entitled, "Snowflake" by R.L. Williams. It is the story of a little girl who persists in trying to buy a lame puppy at a pet store for her sister for Christmas.

Title

A Florida Christmas: 21 Heartwarming Tales by Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and More

Contributor

Pat Covert, cover artist

Publisher

[Birmingham, AL]: Sweetwater Press

Date

Format

Hardcover book

Language

English

Audience

Subject

Historical
Short Stories, Poetry or Vignettes

Coverage

1st Spanish Period
British Period
2nd Spanish Period
Contemporary, children/adult

Has Version

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Bibliographic Citation

A Florida Christmas: 21 Heartwarming Tales by Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and More. [Birmingham, AL]: Sweetwater Press, 2008.

Citation

Ernest Hemingway, Harriot Beecher Stowe, et al. , “A Florida Christmas: 21 Heartwarming Tales by Ernest Hemingway, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and More,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/54.

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