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The Winter Sailor Fig. 1. Francis R. Stebbins. (Lenawee County Historical Museum. Used by permission .) The Winter Sailor Francis R. Stebbins on Florida’s Indian River, 1878–1888 Edited by C a roly n Ba k e r L ew i s t h e u n i v e r s i t y of a l a b a m a pr e s s Tuscaloosa Copyright © 2004 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeface: AGaramond ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science–Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stebbins, Francis Ranna, 1818 or 19–1892. The winter sailor : Francis R. Stebbins on Florida’s Indian River, 1878–1888 / edited by Carolyn Baker Lewis. p. cm. “Fire Ant books.” “ . . . 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 and index. ISBN 0-8173-1422-9 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8173-5129-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon)—Description and travel. 2. Stebbins, Francis Ranna, 1818 or 19–1892—Travel—Florida—Indian River (Lagoon) 3. Florida—Description and travel. 4. Florida—History, Local. I. Lewis, Carolyn Baker, 1946– II. Title. F317.B8S74 2004 975.9´27—dc22 2004002836 ISBN 978-0-8173-1422-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8173-5129-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8173-8378-7 (electronic) For Clara Hunziker Baker, in gratitude and admiration ...

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