Robert Phillip Jones grew up on St. Augustine’s Vilano Beach and North City, Florida, and has maintained a close relationship with the rivers, creeks, and ocean since he was a teenager. Jones was the director of the Southeastern Fisheries Association for 55 years, an association dedicated to preserving the culture of the seafood industry and continuing to provide sustainable seafood on the tables of those who cannot harvest their own.
The Minorcan Princess
A St. Augustine Story
by Robert Phillip Jones
The Minorcan Princess
A St. Augustine Story
by Robert Phillip Jones
Published Feb 22, 2022
309 Pages
Genre: FICTION / Southern
Book Details
Ever wondered how the seafood you love actually gets to your plate?
The shrimping, boat-building, and seafood harvesting industry in St. Augustine, Florida, goes back centuries. Millions of visitors to the nation’s oldest permanently settled city love fresh Florida seafood, especially the succulent shrimp reaped by local commercial fishermen.
St. Augustine has been multicultural since 1565 and became more so when the Minorcans fled the indigo plantations in New Smyrna and walked to St. Augustine in 1777. These Minorcans—Italian shrimping pioneers and Greek boat builders—are still an important segment of the St. Augustine culture. The Minorcan Princess tells their story—a story that will appeal to seafood lovers and history aficionados alike.
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