Leslie Kemp Poole
Tracing Florida Journeys: Explorers, Travelers, and Landscapes Then and Now
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
No charge • Reservations required
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
No charge • Reservations required
How has Florida’s land changed across five centuries? What has stayed the same, and what remains only in memory? From John Muir and Harriet Beecher Stowe to John James Audubon and Zora Neale Hurston, Poole explores journals and articles by the authors and retraces their steps, comparing the Florida that was to the Florida that exists now, telling a revealing story of the state’s natural history. Poole, a fourth-generation Floridian, is associate professor of environmental studies at Rollins College in Winter Park.