A Florida Pioneer is a book about the adventurous life of Josef Henschen; Swedish immigrant to Florida in the 1870s. Henschen was a young medical student in Upsala; Sweden when; in 1871; he was asked to recruit and bring over a large group of Swedish laborers to Florida. The group he brought went to work at Henry S. Sanford's plantations in Seminole County. There the Swedes founded the New Upsala settlement; and many Swedish descendants in central Florida have their roots in this colony. Josef fell in love with Florida and stayed there for nearly sixty years; until his death in 1930. He became one of the four financiers of the Orange Belt Railroad; and he gave the city of St. Petersburg its name. This book contains many of Josef's letters and paints a fascinating picture of Florida pioneer life. Gary Momino; Professor of History at the University of South Florida;calls A Florida Pioneer "An extraordinary document...a historic treasure."
1994-11Format: ImportOriginal language:English #File Name: 184342021X
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