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Gladesmen: Gator Hunters, Moonshiners, and Skiffers (Florida History and Culture)
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GLEN SIMMONS, LAURA OGDEN
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Product Details
- Author: GLEN SIMMONS, LAURA OGDEN
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- Binding: Hardcover
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 975.939
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- EAN: 9780813015736
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- ISBN: 0813015731
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- Label: University Press of Florida
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- Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 224
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 1998-05-05
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- Publisher: University Press of Florida
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- Studio: University Press of Florida
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- Title: Gladesmen: Gator Hunters, Moonshiners, and Skiffers (Florida History and Culture)
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Product Description: Few people today can claim a living memory of Florida's frontier Everglades. Glen Simmons, who has hunted alligators, camped on hammock-covered islands, and poled his skiff through the mangrove swamps of the glades since the 1920s, is one who can. Together with Laura Ogden, he tells the story of backcountry life in the southern Everglades from his youth until the establishment of the Everglades National Park in 1947. During the economic bust of the late '20s, when many natives turned to the land to survive, Simmons began accompanying older local men into Everglades backcountry, the inhospitable prairie of soft muck and mosquitoes, of outlaws and moonshiners, that rings the southern part of the state. As Simmons recalls life in this community with humor and nostalgia, he also documents the forgotten lifestyles of south Florida gladesmen. By necessity, they understood the natural features of the Everglades ecosystem. They observed the seasonal fluctuations of wildlife, fire, and water levels. Their knowledge of the mostly unmapped labyrinth of grassy water enabled them to serve as guides for visiting naturalists and scientists. Simmons reconstructs this world, providing not only fascinating stories of individual personalities, places, and events, but an account that is accurate, both scientifically and historically, of one of the least known and longest surviving portions of the American frontier.
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Customer Reviews
Florida Everglades Truth!
LOVED this book! Many insights as to the lives of my family while living in wild Florida..at least the Anglo side of my family! Loved it, explained why we do and act certain ways. Usage of vocabulary, phrases, etc.. Great stories. Recommend to anyone.
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Everglades History and Biography
I highly recommend this interesting book. The details about Florida history are fascinating as Ogden presents some terrific stories told by Simmons. There is rich information about alligator hunting, bootlegging, and boat building. I am especially interested in Simmons' boats as the type of skiff that he makes is characteristic, if not unique, to the 'glades.
This portrait of Florida is vivid and harsh, and the book provides a richer, more nuanced, view of the state than most imagine.
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gladesmen and skiffers
it is with great honor that i speak of this book that was wrote by my friend, who lived all his life in the glades. his grandfather was ducan brady the founder of flamingo and his parents were the keepers at waddell grove on cape sable. this book is testimony to the hardships that our pioneer familys endured in a land all but gone.hell westerneralvin in naples
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Unique View of Florida
This book is a fascinating study of fishing, hunting, and working in the Florida Everglades. Most of the activities that are described are set in the 1930s. Most of the book consists of stories and descriptions of live from Glen Simmons, a boat builder who has lived in the Everglades region all his life. The stories are intriguing accounts of the everyday events and the extraordinary happenings that form the stuff of history. Readers of this book will find interesting encounters with a colorful cast of characters, learn about Florida wildlife, and discover how a unique style of boat is built. This book is annotated with well-written introductions by Laura Ogden and illustrated with a wide variety of period photographs that make the rich descriptions even more vivid.
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