Palmetto-Leaves

After the Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband bought a house and property in Mandarin, Florida, then on the outskirts of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River. The cottage became Beecher Stowe's refuge, and she would winter there for most of the next 20 years. Originally published in 1873, this volume is both a memoir and a travel guide to the area and is responsible for helping to boost tourism to Florida, which at the time was still relatively undeveloped.



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