Saint Augustine: A Story of the Huguenots in America

This book is titled "Saint Augustine: A Story of the Huguenots in America" by John R. Musick. The book cover is bound in a tan cloth that includes ornate decorative elements in gold ink. The middle of the book cover includes an oval portrait of a bearded man in period dress. The upper right hand corner of the book cover includes a flowing banner that reads "Columbian Historical Novels." Below the portrait, another banner reads, "St. Augustine."

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Abstract

This is a historical fiction novel about the Catholic Spanish conquest of the New World in Florida, as well as their push against the French Huguenots at Fort Caroline and the massacre of Protestants at Matanzas Inlet. One chapter is set in the original site of St. Augustine (Fountain of Youth).

A historical index cross-referenced to the appropriate page in the novel begins on p. 311, with a historical timeline beginning on p. 321.

Identifier

SPECIAL PS2459 .M445 1892

Access Rights

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Creator

Title

Saint Augustine: A Story of the Huguenots in America

Alternative Title

Columbian Historical Novels

Publisher

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company

Date

Format

Hardcover book

Language

English

Audience

Subject

Christian
Historical

Coverage

Huguenot Colony

Accrual Method

Purchased

Has Format

Available for free on HathiTrust.

References

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

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

McCarthy, Kevin. M. “Historical St. Augustine in Fiction.” El Escribano 15 (1978): 61-69.

Bibliographic Citation

Musick, John. R. Saint Augustine: A Story of the Huguenots in St. Augustine. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1892.

Citation

John R. Musick, “Saint Augustine: A Story of the Huguenots in America,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed November 18, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/82.

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