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Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers: The Transformation of Florida (Florida History and Culture Series) by Foster, John T., Jr; Foster, Sarah Whitmer is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>A beautifully written, researched, and convincing treatment of an important time and fascinating personalities in Floridaâs history.âMark I. Greenberg, Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, Jackson, Mississippi Modern Florida-a world of tourists</p><p>Much has been written about carpetbaggers, the rise of Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan. Here's another side of the period: the reformers, educators, ministers and entrepeneurs who came to Florida and laid a foundation upon which a modern state was built. . . . -<i>Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers</i>- is an interesting story about remarkable people during a period of change. The Fosters do a fine job in bringing the individuals and the time in which they lived to life. - <i>Florida Wildlife</i></p><p>For those who think Henry Flagler's railroad was the only thing that brought settlers to Florida, -<i>Beechers, Stowes and Yankee Strangers</i>- sheds new light on the history of the Sunshine State.</p><p>Before Flagler Drove his first spike in Florida, a group of social reformers from the North had a major impact on the state in the Reconstruction period of the late 19th century. . . . The most well-know 'Stranger' wa

Author

Foster, John T., Jr; Foster, Sarah Whitmer

Publisher

Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813022475

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir