FORUM Magazine Winter 2006
Cracker Country:
Getting to know the wild folks who tamed Florida
Long before cowboys roamed the Wild West, ranchers and rustlers were dodging bullets and herding cows on the wild Florida frontier. Read all about this and other stories about the rough-hewn Crackers, conquistadors, and characters who first settled the Florida wilderness.
Some highlights:
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America’s First Cowmen
By Joe A. Akerman, Jr., author of Florida Cowmen: A History of Florida Cattle Raising
Patrick Smith’s Journey into Florida
By Dana Ste. Claire, author of Cracker: The Cracker Culture in Florida History
Cracker Settlers Kept on Going
By James M. Denham, director of the Center for Florida History at Florida Southern College
Cracker Music: The folks who sing the story of Florida
By Peter B. Gallagher, host of the Florida Folk Show on WMNF Radio (88.5 FM, Tampa Bay)
Listen to the Voice of the Heartland
By Carlton Ward, Jr., eighth-generation Floridian and founder of the Legacy Institute for Nature and Culture
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