Red Blood, White Lies

This book is titled "Red Blood, White Lies" written by Laquitas Belloit. At the top of the book cover, "The final days of freedom for the Florida Indians" is written in red. Underneath the font, ripped Florida flag is waving. The cover of the book includes a map of Florida as well as a rectangular photograph of a cemetery, with uneven edges.

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Abstract

With the transfer of East Florida from the Spanish to the Americans, an end came to the acceptance of European descendants living side-by-side with the Seminoles. One who is caught in the middle is Rene Ristau, a local settler who believes in co-habitancy with the Natives and the Minorcans. He tries to protect his friends and neighbors from the new American settlers by working as a mediator, a position a dying Seminole chief entrusted to him. However, he will have to choose where his allegiance truly lies as the Florida frontier breaks out into war.

Notable local locations visited include the Governor's House (Governor's House Cultural Center and Museum), the Matanzas River, Pellicier Creek, and the St. Johns River.

Identifier

PS3552 .E53 R4 2004

Access Rights

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Title

Red Blood, White Lies

Publisher

Kissimmee, FL: Top Shelf Books

Date

2004

Format

Paperback book

Language

English

Audience

Adults

Subject

Action or Adventure
Historical
Race Relations

Coverage

Florida Territory

Accrual Method

Purchased

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Bibliographic Citation

Belloit, Louquitas. Red Blood, White Lies. Kissimmee, FL: Top Shelf Books, 2004.

Citation

Louquitas Belloit, “Red Blood, White Lies,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed May 17, 2026, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/95.

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