Palmetto Leaves

About this film

LibriVox recording of Palmetto Leaves by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Read in English by Michele Fry; Kevin Callon Boyle; Eva Davis; BettyB; Twinkle; Tom Penn; Larry Wilson; Sheila; John After the Civil War, Harriet and her husband Charles bought an Orange Plantation in Mandarin, on the upper east coast of Florida, where they lived during the winter months. Over the years they expanded their cottage to accommodate many guests (now a museum open to the public). They opened schools to educate and churches to care for the recently freed negros pouring into Florida seeking refuge and opportunity. These charming essays, each describing a largely undeveloped rural land, became one of the first travel guides written about Florida and stimulated the first boom of tourism and residential development to that area. Stow describes its waterways, flora and fauna, the generosity of the people, the lush abundance of flowers, farmer's efforts to develop crops, Negro relations with whites, correspondence with famous persons, etc. - Summary by Michele Fry For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the Libri…

Directors & creators

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;culture; travel; mandarin; farming; Florida; oranges

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