leaves memoir travel guide written winters town florida published famous having written cabin came florida purchased plantation near jacksonville place son recover injuries received union soldier new start life visiting region purchased cottage orange grove plantation failed year parts leaves appeared newspaper published brother series letters essays life northeast florida new england clergy felt sense christian responsibility expressed letters considered duty help improve lives newly blacks detailed efforts establish school church ends parts book relate lives local african americans customs society described charm region generally moderate climate warned readers excessive heat summer months occasional cold winter audience comprises relatives friends strangers new_england ask advice florida time wilderness minor work travel guides written florida stimulated florida boom tourism residential development 1880s background buys estate time moved florida internationally famous cabin published serial novel abolitionist views influential condemning slavery united_states opposition slavery sprang moral passion based christian faith grown daughter presbyterian minister seven brothers ministers denominations married minister son enlisted abraham_lincoln called volunteers anticipation civil war beloved troubled developed problem alcohol early sixteen took army life promoted lieutenant receiving head wound battle endured severe forced resign commission alcoholism worsened compounded liberal use widely available fred encountered young farmers connecticut spent time duty union soldiers florida war learned land plentiful cheap recently blacks available low wages work shared information mother husband considered prime opportunity son rehabilitation purchased cotton plantation near south jacksonville named originally established slave trader managed african wife intended fred manage estate recovered wounds extension abolitionist ideals wrote brother potential role endeavor plan sense mere enterprise years longing immediately christ work earth heart poor people cause words tried ignorant formative state corrupt politicians beginning speculate possible capital schemes fill poor heads sorts florida state pouring emigration positively decidedly setting way mere emigration hope making money son later wrote mother searched higher purpose growing potatoes writing wrote prospect setting series churches river best way train slaves remarking long work think heart burning florida little populated developed fraction population georgia alabama south approximately people lived square mile florida school system disarray end civil war named noted fewer schools white children schools black children official schools black children slaves prohibited education time public schools white children private appeared public funding total florida population estimated black slaves difference attitudes education races apparent freed blacks saw education key increasing opportunities escaping conditions endured transformation failure late winter followed son florida finding warmer weather allowed spend time novels writing weeks utterly transformed enchanted florida writing felt wings young accompanied son day collect mail deposited miles river rowed eastern shore fell love cottage attached orange grove transformation florida rooted identification familiarity new england industry climate cold senses values laid attitude people warmth southern climate seductive attempted persuade brother charles purchase land writing asking think new_england theology fared landed instead wrote land climate effect literature posed idea publisher hate leave calm isle world quiet long hours writing electricity ought lived orange grove florida year failed fred inexperienced poor local merchants war plantations largely self sufficient fred paid high prices goods shipped savannah charleston took days time visit jacksonville cotton worm larvae destroyed cotton crop produced realized venture failure fred committed rehabilitation asylum new_york point purchased cottage attached grove citrus distributed primarily regional market luxury northern cities new_york sold cents fruit attached house purchased produce income month wrote author update progress improvements house putting improving plaster building wrapped structure took pains giant oak instead built tree house accommodate family members friends split time residence connecticut mansion named house weeks christmas year oversee arrangements close season involved preparing house winter packing clothes living writing materials house shipping florida family members accompany living comfortable story house called cottage requests center activity connected telegraph line 1880s mail received week boat able relax somewhat write hours day description text publication remained active attending speaking engagements writing traveling frequently publishing novels promised publishers novel instead compiled series articles florida letters relatives new_england daily life published local new_england newspaper established brother chapters leaves vary tone depending audience buying land florida florida experience crops addressed general readers considering moving region essays directed describing best sights area florida grand tour river personal touch included chapters entitled letter girls letter writing neighbor way includes intimate details daily life observations state characteristics slaves mentioned intermittently letters essays final chapters old angel laborers south dedicated solely topic travel memoir published sunny memoirs foreign lands trip europe book unique american woman view europe followed appeared serial source material observations experiences italy collected trip europe took family author florida recognizes tendency spin saw positive addressed foreword sunny memoirs foreign lands writing criticism thing given rose answer characters scenes drawn bright pencil reader consider worse sins disposition think speak neighbors object publishing letters true hearted honest picture life manners met writer eyes little known region elements climate citrus water general ideas illness health possibly authors advertising schemes portrayed florida exotic place natural wonders powers health travel writers published florida exaggerated claims readily accepted audiences hungry literature biographer considers finished product published promotional writing florida occasionally letters state printed local newspapers north florida rugged wilderness concept region like properties saw orange intended book changed title better express plant region subject themes duty calling chapter tells takes steamer savannah georgia board stray dog begs food affection passengers finally attached woman board follows savannah dog thrown street hotel eventually left compares dog people care stray animals christian ideals care poor suffering impressive orange tree served metaphor leaves calls generous surprising abundant trees lord god caused grow eastward compares task slaves arrived religious services held home presiding teaching sunday school black white children serving services purchased lot build church neighbors double school educate children freed slaves eager learn encountered considerable frustration dealing bureaucracy construction finished year teacher place brooklyn new_york organ rolled home church difficult roll forth locked closet school building burned deep dismay probably spent night caught southern pine wood fire suggests arson committed neighbors appreciate efforts educate black children frost orange trees north florida killed underground assaulted insects recovered neighbors helped raise funds rebuild church small community handed local blacks eager learn delay children education people willing anxious taught growing ignorance sight florida daily life sight florida greatly impressed sings praises florida january beautiful land capable producing superior citrus flowers letters describes abundant plant life area chapter yellow flowers details watching pressed sugar crystals going visiting elderly named fly discovering things find woods keeps cardinal cage cats sadly reports later year cats died relief joy cardinal honest description florida attempts readers notion region perfect writes smart decisive times seasons brings ends life positive contrasts characterization nature florida old grandmother particular time thing thing happens feel like wish live florida warns know deficiencies occasional freezing weather winter insects snakes people disagree florida woman writes dark malaria fact life lured region tales mild climate understand temperature extremes common taking particular effort address afflicted tuberculosis consider moving region weigh issues making decisions assignment female characteristics florida coincided gradual admission turning woman rights woman recounts sailing trips takes animals sees excursion water fish hawks long animal lover took dogs cats birds earthquake annual relocation extended care animals naples italy got carriage walk pulled steep hill horses driver asked companions guide write travel guide florida defender wild animals pays particular attention leaves hunters shoot taking offense hunting sake eating killing sake enjoys suffer loves life lose followed book pamphlet urged cessation slaughter florida birds feathers selling price gold women hats slaves final letters leaves address newly freed slaves florida strong women accustomed included field hand turned domestic named tried vain teach household speech writes democracy assumes rampant form old king throne died minute accordingly marked scored answers free speech eventually returns happily fields enjoys taking husband attributes work ethic poor training habits inducted slavery truly talented hard working black laborers moved industry able demand price describes tempered praises named slave owned captain rose freed saving life boating accident continues work following emancipation rose knows portion river houses sites banks histories knowledge ship guests crew guests opinion matters story meet man dock cheated land given government worked small homestead grew cotton years neighbors surrounding colony slaves south_carolina hesitant suspicious old colony honest won white neighbors justice peace intervened behalf old land returned final chapter dedicated defending notion blacks employed help build state florida transform wilderness civilization better suited work hot sun resistant malaria extremely eager learn pages interested observations culture details festivities night sitting outside informal church service reception criticism leaves best seller released editions published series original texts history state popular publishing virtually ruined peace quiet sought able work year following publication reported tourists visited years initial publication writer working harper magazine noted besieged hundreds visitors understand exhibition house located bank tourist attraction tourists jacksonville passed close slowed captains point home clients eventually dock built visitors come ashore windows home pull tree branch covered orange bloom chased property local residents held high regard worked captains pose tourists authors wrote florida following civil war far majority men concentrated hunting prospects women wrote region adolescent narrator usually male device describe encounters novelty saw wrote simply allowed celebrity author florida past people events shaped state writes probably fully aware great influence advertising florida country turning obscure tip map lush tropical paradise tens thousands flock help build state following decades viewed fitting christian act help restore defeated feet florida promoter merely good uncle tom cabin clearly considered written designation family history recalls abraham_lincoln entertained author visit white_house greeted saying little lady big war compared considered minor work rarely included canon criticism writings addresses briefly noting mixed essay letter format uneven quality unstable stance criticism directed portrayals local blacks author called downright offensive declared attempts persuade readers slaves assist rebuilding south including descriptions physical features comparing old example writing supervising taking care necessary agrees writing views representative majority white americans ideas blacks social scheme post publication effects writings florida duly noted authorities brother charles purchased land recommendation newport near visit home northern investors audience governor met cabinet staff steps state capitol building large welcome sign occasion gave round loud cheers purchased plot land build dedication attended windows church installed health began fade family left forever spend rest years died years later asked add window church memory remained plain glass years church remained loyal neglected suggest alternate plan window declined state losing memory keeping fascination plants flowers came died frost killed orange industry town saw economic decline ornate stained glass window constructed installed depicting large oak tree overlooking river church residents offered window years cent raised notices placed new_york magazines finances scholars stated efforts educate local blacks ultimately unsuccessful woman spearheaded fundraising effort memorial window noted project enthusiastically supported local black churches residents gave affection remembering taught read window probably cost record exactly paid took project liked design tree moss southern motif probably profit beneath read hour daylight remains glorious thought thee hymn penned school sponsored closed following departure owners house turned lodge named closed 1940s subsequently replaced home survives year old oak tree built instead removing oak continued grow upset foundation new home stained glass window tourist attraction memorial florida later decades clergy doubts rare depiction anglican church referencing biblical theme hurricane destroyed including stained glass window street school sponsored structure given listed national_register_of_historic_places grown suburb expansive city jacksonville artist christopher created oil painting named river hangs series images encompass symbols cultural historical significance florida commissioned state florida completed shown lying large tree trunk passing swamp
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