Palmetto Leaves

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Palmetto Leaves is a travelogue and collection of sketches by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicts life, nature, and society in 19th-century Florida.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
essay collection
travelogue
author Harriet Beecher Stowe
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts 19th-century Florida
Florida
describes African American communities in Florida
climate of Florida
daily life of Florida residents
fauna of Florida
flora of Florida
opportunities for settlers in Florida
describesResidenceOfAuthor Mandarin, Florida
genre non-fiction
travel literature
hasIllustrations yes
hasPart descriptive sketches of Florida landscapes
observations on Florida society
reflections on Reconstruction-era South
hasReception used as promotional literature for Florida tourism
hasTheme Northern migration to the South
Reconstruction era
surface form: Reconstruction in the American South

nature appreciation
social commentary
tourism in Florida
influenced Northern interest in Florida real estate
perceptions of Florida as a winter resort
language English
literaryForm essays
sketches
literaryMovement American realism
mainSubject life in Florida
nature in Florida
society in Florida
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor blend of travel writing and social critique
early literary portrayal of Florida
publicationPlace New York City
publisher J. B. Ford and Company
relatedWork Uncle Tom's Cabin
setting Florida
Northeast Florida
surface form: St. Johns River region

northeast Florida
targetAudience Northern U.S. readers
timePeriod 19th century
post-Civil War era
writtenBy Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Harriet notableWork Palmetto Leaves
subject surface form: Harriet Beecher Stowe