The winter sailor : Francis R. Stebbins on Florida's Indian River, 1878-1888 / edited by Carolyn Baker Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stebbins, Francis Ranna, 1818 or 9-1892.

Contributor:

Lewis, Carolyn Baker, 1946-

Series:

Alabama Fire Ant

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon)--Description and travel.

Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon).

Florida--Description and travel.

Florida.

Florida--History, Local.

Stebbins, Francis Ranna, 1818 or 9-1892--Travel--Florida--Indian River (Lagoon).

Stebbins, Francis Ranna.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2004.

Summary:

A unique guide to Florida's frontier history along Indian River. The Winter Sailor is a historical adventure that details the yearly winter travels of Francis R. Stebbins to Florida's Indian River. Stebbins, a writer from Michigan, visited Florida in March of 1878 and became entranced by its pristine beauty. Subsequently, Stebbins and his traveling companions made annual visits to Indian River-until 1888 when tragedy struck and ended Stebbins' yearly journeys. Being an observant traveler, Stebbins began a series of descriptive articles for his ho

Contents:

Contents; 11. 1888 Roving on Indian River; List of Illustrations; Preface; Prologue; 1. Indian River Longings; 2. 1878 From Far Florida; 3. 1879 Indian River, Florida; 4. 1880 Our Florida Letter; 5. 1881 On the Bounding Billows; 6. 1882 Among the Mangroves; 7. 1883 Life on the Lagoons; 8. 1884 Where Summer Lives; 9. 1885 Northerners in the South; 10. 1886 Florida's Freeze Up; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"... consists of Stebbins's articles for the Adrian Daily Times and Expositor and the Florida Star, three letters written on the road by two traveling companions, and contemporary newspaper announcements and commentary about Stebbins's trips"--Introd.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-208) and index.

OCLC:

652626203