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Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Prologue xvii 1. Indian River Longings 1 2. 1878 From Far Florida 4 3. 1879 Indian River, Florida 18 4. 1880 Our Florida Letter 42 5. 1881 On the Bounding Billows 61 6. 1882 Among the Mangroves 72 7. 1883 Life on the Lagoons 90 8. 1884 Where Summer Lives 103 9. 1885 Northerners in the South 118 10. 1886 Florida’s Freeze Up 130 11. 1888 Roving on Indian River 140 Epilogue 156 Notes 161 Bibliography 195 Index 209 ...

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