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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813016460
• ISBN13: 9780813016467
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"