Also available at The Florida History Shop in Florida’s Capitol, the Old Historic Capitol Museum, and the R.A. Gray Building.
The Emigrants
The first book in a series of three, The Emigrants follows the real-life Walker family in their journey to a frontier that had only been a part of the new nation for less than a decade.
From Harmony to Hostility
From Harmony to Hostility is the real-life story of Mary Walker Andrews, a strong-willed woman who perseveres through life's trials and tribulations. Set against the backdrop of Antebellum Florida, this tale follows Mary's journey from 1845 to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.
Palmetto Pioneers: An Award Winning Series
The national Independent Publishers awarded “The Emigrants” an IPPY bronze medal in Southeast nonfiction. Also, the Florida Authors and Publishers Association awarded it two gold medals for history and biography and a silver for its cover design. It was also a finalist for general history and best new nonfiction with the international American Book Fest Best Book Awards.
In Book 1, The Emigrants, Mary Adeline Walker, a South Carolina cattleman’s daughter, followed her family into the wilds of territorial Florida in 1829. In frontier Florida, the enemy is nature and man, and the ordinary must become extraordinary—or perish.
In Book 2, From Harmony to Hostility, after Mary marries William, a gentleman from Washington, DC, they embark on what appears to be a life of perfect harmony in Florida. That is until outside forces bear down on their happiness. Both survived an earlier Indian war, but can they and their children survive a war that engulfs an entire nation? This narrative historical nonfiction book tells their captivating true story of prosperity, Florida in the Civil War, and the devastation of their homeland.
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Old Florida Church
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Walker Land Near Elizabeth
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Walker Land Near Elizabeth
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Road to the Elizabeth Community & Cemetery
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Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island Near Pensacola
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Fort Brooke (present day Tampa)
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A Stick & Mud Chimney
The Author
Palmetto Pioneers is researched and written by Cindy Roe Littlejohn, the 4th Great Granddaughter of the novel’s main character Mary Adeline Walker.
