Gloria Jahoda
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Gloria Jahoda was an author of fiction and non-fiction, including literature for young readers. She is best known for her journalistic history of Floridian folk culture in the 1960s. Jahoda, in her book The Other Florida, presents a collection of essays about parts of north-central Florida which were, by the late 1960s, largely neglected or at least not written about by historians. Her essays include a description of Dr. John Gorrie
's quest to make ice in the Florida Panhandle, the story of Natural Bridge where the Confederate Army had their final victory, the inspiration composer Fredrick Delius received from Black native music in Florida and various local fishermen, turpentine tappers, preachers, and other characters whose rural lives defined the area for generations. Jahoda also included hundreds of descriptions of flora and fauna in the book.
Jahoda is also the author of Annie, Delilah's Mountain (novels) Trail of Tears and The Road to Samarkand: Frederick Delius and His Music. Her River of the Golden Ibis, part of the Rivers of America Series
, was voted "Best History Book" in 1973 by the Society of Midland Authors. She was a native of Chicago and was educated at Northwestern University
where she took a BA in English and an MS in Anthropology. She came to Florida in 1963 when her husband, Gerald Jahoda, was appointed professor of Library Science at the Florida State University
. In 1973, Jahoda was honoured by the Florida Senate and was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of West Florida for her services to Floridian culture and history as a writer and advocate.
John Gorrie
John Gorrie , physician, scientist, inventor, and humanitarian, is considered the father of refrigeration and air conditioning. He was born on the Island of Nevis to Scottish parents on October 3, 1802, and spent his childhood in South Carolina...
's quest to make ice in the Florida Panhandle, the story of Natural Bridge where the Confederate Army had their final victory, the inspiration composer Fredrick Delius received from Black native music in Florida and various local fishermen, turpentine tappers, preachers, and other characters whose rural lives defined the area for generations. Jahoda also included hundreds of descriptions of flora and fauna in the book.
Jahoda is also the author of Annie, Delilah's Mountain (novels) Trail of Tears and The Road to Samarkand: Frederick Delius and His Music. Her River of the Golden Ibis, part of the Rivers of America Series
Rivers of America Series
The Rivers of America Series is a landmark series of books on American rivers, for the most part written by literary figures rather than historians. The series spanned three publishers and thirty-seven years.- History :...
, was voted "Best History Book" in 1973 by the Society of Midland Authors. She was a native of Chicago and was educated at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
where she took a BA in English and an MS in Anthropology. She came to Florida in 1963 when her husband, Gerald Jahoda, was appointed professor of Library Science at the Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. In 1973, Jahoda was honoured by the Florida Senate and was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of West Florida for her services to Floridian culture and history as a writer and advocate.
Fiction
- Annie - Houghton MifflinHoughton MifflinHoughton Mifflin Harcourt is an educational and trade publisher in the United States. Headquartered in Boston's Back Bay, it publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults.-History:The company was...
; BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
; 1960 - Delilah's Mountain - Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1963
Non-fiction
- The Road to Samarkand: Frederick Delius and His Music - Charles Scribner's SonsCharles Scribner's SonsCharles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
; New York, NY; 1969 - The Other Florida - Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1967
- River of the Golden Ibis - Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1973 (Part of the Rivers of America SeriesRivers of America SeriesThe Rivers of America Series is a landmark series of books on American rivers, for the most part written by literary figures rather than historians. The series spanned three publishers and thirty-seven years.- History :...
) - The Trail of Tears The Story of the American Indian Removals 1813-1855 - Holt, Rhinehart & Winston, New York, 1975
- Florida: A Bicentennial History - W. W. Norton & Company; New York; 1976
External links
- http://music.fsu.edu/Quicklinks/Music-Library/Research-Resources/Special-Collections/Personal-Collections/Gloria-Jahoda-Music-Collection The Gloria Jahoda Collection at the Warren D. Allen Music Library at Florida State University
- http://www.lib.fsu.edu/files/dlc/findingaids/FTaSU2004007.html Finding Aid for the Gloria Jahoda Collection at Strozier Library at Florida State University