"A beautifully written, researched, and convincing treatment of an important time and fascinating personalities in Florida's history."-Mark I. Greenberg, Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, Jackson, Mississippi Modern Florida--a world of tourists "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. . . . --"Beechers ...
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"A beautifully written, researched, and convincing treatment of an important time and fascinating personalities in Florida's history."-Mark I. Greenberg, Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, Jackson, Mississippi Modern Florida--a world of tourists "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. . . . --"Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers"-- 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." -- "Florida Wildlife" "For those who think Henry Flagler's railroad was the only thing that brought settlers to Florida, --"Beechers, Stowes and Yankee Strangers"-- sheds new light on the history of the Sunshine State. 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' was Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of --"Uncle Tom's Cabin." Abraham Lincoln is said to have introduced her once as the 'lady who started the Civil War.' Reading this book, one might also call her the 'lady who started Florida tourism.'" -- "Daytona Beach News-Journal" "A very readable history of Florida covering the period just prior to the Civil War and until the start of the 20th century. . . . If you are interested in seeing how Florida's past shaped its present, this book is a useful tool. It should be required reading for any Florida history class." --" Ft. Pierce Tribune"
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0813016460. Cover is brown with rust colored spine; gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; printed on acid-free paper. Brown endpapers. Illustrated with b/w photos. "Modern Florida...began at the end of the Civil War among a group of Yankee rformers including Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and her brother, Charles, who lived in Florida between 1857 and 1885. Written with the action, atmosphere and insight of a good novel, this book tells the story of the group and of their designs for a postwar Florida".; Remainder; B&W Photographs; 6 x 9 1/2; 158 pages; Cover has very slight edge wear; remainder mark on bottom of pages. DJ has light edge wear and rubbing.
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Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. No dust jacket. Cover shows minor wear. Pages are clean and intact. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
