The St. Augustine/St. Johns County Visitor Information Center will sponsor a book signing by Ann Browning Masters, author of Floridanos, Menorcans, Cattle Whip Crackers:  Poetry of St. Augustine.

Published by the Florida Historical Society Press, Masters' book is a St. Augustine classic, describing bold, humorous, and sometimes heart-tugging oral traditions and old ways.  Local holiday shoppers and visitors will enjoy this slice of Florida history told by common folk, where Floridano, Menorcan, and Cracker voices form a heritage that still exists in St. Augustine.

In 2015 Dr. Masters was knighted by the St. Augustine Easter Festival for her dedication in promoting St. Augustine's Spanish heritage.  She is a Floridana, a descendant of Spanish settlers during Florida's First Spanish Period, and a Menorcan, a descendant of the Italian, Greek and Menorcan colony who came to St. Augustine in 1777 during Florida's British Period.  A St. Augustine native, she is a 12th generation Floridian.