Harriet Beecher Stowe in Florida, 1867 to 1884 / by Olav Thulesius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thulesius, Olav.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896--Homes and haunts--Florida.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.

Authors, American--19th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Florida.

Abolitionists--United States--Biography.

Abolitionists.

United States.

Environmental protection--Florida.

Environmental protection.

Florida--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

v, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2001]

Summary:

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 Toms 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 Stowes 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.

Contents:

1. To Florida 5

2. New England Woman 11

3. Wash and Be Healed 15

4. The Great Escape 20

5. Laurel Grove 31

6. Carpetbag Beechers? 42

7. Mandarin 51

8. Emancipation 61

9. Harriet's Cabin 69

10. Harriet's School 78

11. Mandarin Church 83

12. Palmetto Leaves 89

13. Exploring Florida 97

14. Little Folks and Gators 104

15. Southern Life 116

16. Wakulla County 124

17. The Ebbing Tide 134

18. Pebbles from the Shores 140.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0786409320

OCLC:

46685648