Mary Adeline Walker, a South Carolinian low-country cattleman’s daughter, follows her family and heart into the wilds of territorial Florida, where she faces an Indian war and Florida’s brutal environs. In frontier Florida, the enemy is nature and man, and the ordinary must become extraordinary—or perish.

This compelling story narrates her self-discovery and Florida’s struggle to become a state, where people like the Walkers faced its challenges and used their tenacity to change their own lives and their state’s future.

The thoroughly researched, narrative non-fiction book describes the birth of a state—how both Mary and Florida found their way.

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They’ve just achieved statehood. Has the wilderness of this new wife’s childhood been completely tamed, or are there deadly threats on the horizon?

Florida, 1844. Mary Adeline Walker brims with optimism. After three years of marriage, she’s still head-over-heels in love with her refined gentleman of a husband and delights in their blended family of five children. But it’s hard to remain at peace as outlaw gangs constantly crop up and news of war with Mexico brings a spark to her spouse’s eyes.

Relieved as the conflict sweeps by without harming her household, Mary steadfastly keeps the home fires burning as her beloved takes on higher-profile government roles. Yet with their local economy entirely dependent on slavery, the grounded mother knows there’s no escaping hard times when her frontier state threatens to secede.

As her future spins out of control, can she become a peaceful refuge for those she loves?

Inspired by four decades of research experience, Cindy Roe Littlejohn delves into her family tree to offer a deeply personal look at what life was like in Old Florida. And as you're immersed in her creative tapestry of fictional narrative and carefully preserved historical records, you’ll gain a fascinating connection to the settlers who came before us.

Palmetto Pioneers: From Harmony to Hostility is a captivating work of historical narrative nonfiction and the second book in the Palmetto Pioneers biography series. If you like strong women, forgotten details, and evocative prose, then you’ll adore Cindy Roe Littlejohn’s glimpse of yesteryear.

Buy From Harmony to Hostility to brave the chaos of divided loyalties today!

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