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Cracker : the cracker culture in Florida history / Dana Ste. Claire.
- Title
- Cracker : the cracker culture in Florida history / Dana Ste. Claire.
- Author
- Ste.Claire, Dana
- Publication
- Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida, 2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F320.E95 S74 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 255 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- 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 country side, and any real Cracker will tell you that's just the way they like it. Part history, partfolklore, "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 "girls and gravy." Dane Ste. Claire offers a colorful and revealing tour of Crackerdom.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- What's a Cracker? 27 -- The Cracker in Florida History 41 -- The Cracker Culture 61 -- Saw-Toothed Scrub: Cracker Life in the Backwoods 77 -- Shotguns and Saddlebags: Cracker Architecture in Old Florida 115 -- Grits and Gravy: Cracker Cuisine 135 -- Florida Cracker Cowhunters 173 -- Rogue Paradise: Frederic Remington in Florida 185 -- Crackerdom: A Self-Guided Tour 197 -- Shud've Learnt That Befur: Speaking the Cracker Tongue 217 -- Cracker Facts! 235.
- OCLC
- 71267828
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library