Harriet Beecher Stowe in Florida, 1867 to 1884

By Olav Thulesius

Harriet Beecher Stowe was certainly a pioneer of her time, as an abolitionist and as a woman, when she wrote the famous antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. In 1867, Stowe relocated to Mandarin, Florida, to escape the pressures of her antislavery writing and to deal with personal issues. In Florida, she immersed herself in programs to educate former slaves and black children, and supervised the organization of an Episcopalian church. The author centers his work on Stowe's time in Florida from 1867 to 1884 and what emerges is a view of a lesser-known side of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Such questions as why she moved to Florida, how she was received in the South after the Civil War, and what attracted her to Florida are discussed, as well as her role as an early activist for environmental protection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786409320
• ISBN13: 9780786409327
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: McFarland
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"