Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers: The Transformation of Florida

by John T. Foster Jr. and Sarah Whitmer Foster

Book Overview

The story of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Beecher in Reconstruction Florida

Modern Florida--a world of tourists, retirees from the North, and novel agricultural crops--began among a group of Yankee reformers at the end of the Civil War, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and her brother, Charles, who lived in Florida between 1867 and 1885. This book tells the story of the group--and their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813080908
• ISBN13: 9780813080901
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"