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

This book tells the story of Harriet Beecher Stowe (author of Uncle Tom's Cabin), her brother Charles, and a small group of Yankee reformers who lived in Reconstruction Florida.

About the author

John
T. Foster, Jr., professor emeritus of anthropology at Florida A&M University, has
published widely in the social sciences and history.

Summary

Modern Florida began among a group of Yankee reformers at the end of the Civil War, including Harriet Beecher Stowe and her brother Charles. This book tells the story of the group, and of their designs for a postwar Florida.

Product details

• Authors: John T Foster, John T. Foster, Sarah W. Foster, Sarah Whitmer Foster, John T. (Professor of Anthropology Foster Jr, John T. Foster Jr, John T. Foster Jr (Professor of Anthropology USA)
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.1999
• EAN: 9780813016467
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-1646-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 237 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 463 g
• Series: Florida History and Culture (H; The Florida History and Culture Series; Florida History and Culture; Florida History and Culture (H; The Florida History and Culture Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous