| Gladesmen: Gator Hunters, Moonshiners, and Skiffers Contributor(s): Simmons, Glen (Author), Ogden, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813035554 ISBN-13: 9780813035550 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 975.939 |
| Series: Florida History and Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.9" W x 8.5" (0.73 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "An homage to the rugged 'swamp rats' who were largely overlooked or scorned by the region's historians, naturalists, and adventurers."--Miami Herald "Documents an aspect of Florida history and culture of which far too little has been written. . . . Gladesmen] is alive with South Florida history and spiced with Simmons' understated humor and world view."--Folk Winds "Contains interesting tales of outlaws, moonshiners and other characters--some who lived on the edge of right and wrong--and roamed the inhospitable backcountry prairies of soft muck and massive mosquitoes."--South Dade News Leader "We Floridians sometimes . . . long for the simple life of pioneers and wonder how we would manage 'living off the land.' This book serves as a slap in the face of such fantasy."--St. Petersburg Times "Simmons tells us that he is no hero, but he is the stuff of Daniel Boone, Davey Crockett, Jim Bridger, and Alfred Wallace."--Florida Frontier Gazette "Simmons is Florida's answer to Huckleberry Finn."--Georgia Historical Quarterly |