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Florida Trip Reflections From Winter Wanderer
A long, critical travelogue from January 1912 details a trip from Estherville to Florida, via Chicago and Atlanta, mixing social observations on race and living conditions with musings on Florida as a health resort. The author critiques midwinter sunshine promises, describes southern cities, rail travel conditions, and ends by weighing Florida for health seekers vs those seeking steady work, while noting regional attitudes and anecdotes from stops in Savannah, Jacksonville, and Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Isabella
Iowa
Alligator State
Atlantic Ocean
Estherville
Chicago
Empire City of the Worlds
Dixie Flyer
Nashville
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Rockefeller
Atlanta
Georga
Sherman
Plana
Patrick
Abraham Lincoln
Jacksonville
Seaboard Line
Mason and Dixon Line
Savanah
George