Author: Lovett E. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780962480928
Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A history of Florida--autobiographical.
Who's a Florida Cracker
Author: Lovett E. WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780962480928
Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A history of Florida--autobiographical.
Cracker
Author: Dana Ste.ClairePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
What exactly is a "Cracker"? An entertaining, informative look at a slice of old Florida culture. For over 200 years scholars have attempted to define the Crackers, but their name is as elusive as their nature, their character as tough as Florida's hardscrabble countryside, and any real Cracker will tell you that's just the way they like it. Part history, part folklore, Cracker is a generously illustrated account of Cracker heritage, its rich history, and its disappearance as today's fast-paced society reaches even into the remote backwoods of the state.From the language they spoke to the houses they built, from clandestine moonshine stills and cowhunting to "grits and gravy," Dana Ste. Claire offers a colorful and revealing tour of Crackerdom.
A Land Remembered
Author: Patrick D. SmithPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9781561642304
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Traces the story of the MacIvey family of Florida from 1858 to 1968.
Florida Cracker
Author: Jack L. SaundersFlorida's Forgotten Crackers
Author: Neil SpirtasPublisher: Wider Perspectives Publishing
ISBN: 9781952773310
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The history and society of Florida Anthropological group; the Florida Crackers
Classic Cracker
Author: Ronald W. HaasePublisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561640133
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Winner of the 1993 LoPresti Award for excellence in art publishing Cracker homes take the best advantage of the climate and terrain of Florida. This book provides a history of Florida wood-frame architecture, from the simplest "single-pen" homesteads to the latest homes at Seaside, and includes several floor plans for new adaptations of classic Cracker architecture. Learn about the double-pen house, the classic dogtrot, the four-square Georgian, the Cracker townhouse, and much more with this exploration of Florida's orginal architecture. Includes several floor plans for new adaptations of classic Cracker architecture.
At the Home of a Florida Cracker
Author: Clarence Bloomfield MoorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
The Tropic of Cracker
Author: Al BurtPublisher: Florida History and Culture (P
ISBN: 9780813033853
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For anyone who loves the old Florida and still has hope for the new "Should be required reading for everyone who calls Florida home."--Miami Herald "There is a richness and sadness in this book. . . . A museum of Florida's choicest people, places and monuments."--Palm Beach Post "Ever wonder what's the best way to eat a rattlesnake? Puzzled over the origin of the term 'Florida Cracker'? Have an interest in alligator wrestling or catfish? Al Burt has some answers for you."--Forum "Burt's writing shows a Florida that is vanishing before our eyes. [He] reveals the strange, quirky, charming face of the Sunshine State by writing about catfishermen on Lake Okeechobee, by relating the stories of Florida cowboys who drove free-range cattle across the state and by describing the hardships of a couple who abandoned south Florida for an organic farm in the Panhandle."--Weekly Planet "Burt grabs the spirit of the Florida that once was, tantalizes us, makes us nostalgic and weaves a bit of oral history as we travel with him. . . . It's as warm as a front-porch gathering on a July evening or a grandma's hug, as fresh as a fall breeze through the pinewoods or across an undeveloped coastal dune."--Gainesville Sun "Drawing upon his long career as a roving Florida journalist, Burt uses a series of vivid biographical profiles to explore the full range of 'crackerdom,' from the good old boys and 'pork chopper' politicians of the Panhandle to the native Conchs of Key West. Perhaps most impressive, he brings these endangered subcultures to life without resorting to sensationalist caricature or lapsing into nostalgic revery. Cracker Florida, which surely has suffered more than its share of condescension and misunderstanding, has finally found its laureate."--from the Foreword
The Passing of Melinda
Author: Birde Herndon HansbroughPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Florida
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and the Florida Crackers
Author: Sandra Wallus SammonsPublisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 1561644722
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings grew up loving to write and hoping to become an author. Later she moved to Florida, where she lived out in the country at Cross Creek in an area called the Big Scrub. She met the people who lived there, the so-called Crackers. Their simple way of life fascinated her, so she wrote stories about them. One of her books, called The Yearling, was about a boy and a pet deer. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Her dream of becoming a famous writer had come true. Ages 9-12 Next in series > > See all of the books in this series