The Lily and the Totem; or, The Huguenots in Florida

In 'The Lily and the Totem, or, The Huguenots in Florida,' William Gilmore Simms transports the reader to the tumultuous era of early American colonial struggles between the French and Spanish forces. Detailed historical fiction intertwining the stories of the Huguenot colonies of Coligni, Simms's narrative is rich with the tension and fervor of the New World explorations. His prose is laced with ...