{"product_id":"gladesmen-gator-hunters-moonshiners-and-skiffers-9780813035550","title":"Gladesmen: Gator Hunters, Moonshiners, and Skiffers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An homage to the rugged 'swamp rats' who were largely overlooked or scorned by the region's historians, naturalists, and adventurers.\"--\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Documents an aspect of Florida history and culture of which far too little has been written. . . .  \u003ci\u003eGladesmen\u003c\/i\u003e] is alive with South Florida history and spiced with Simmons' understated humor and world view.\"--\u003ci\u003eFolk Winds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eSouth Dade News Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simmons tells us that he is no hero, but he is the stuff of Daniel Boone, Davey Crockett, Jim Bridger, and Alfred Wallace.\"--\u003ci\u003eFlorida Frontier Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Simmons is Florida's answer to Huckleberry Finn.\"--\u003ci\u003eGeorgia Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-465522\"\u003eGlen Simmons\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-465525\"\u003eLaura Ogden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.90w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813035550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813035554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036120\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlen Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-2009) lived in south Florida his entire life, spending much of it in the Everglades. In 1995 he was awarded a State of Florida Heritage Award for his unique contribution to Florida's history and folk culture. \u003cb\u003eLaura Ogden\u003c\/b\u003e, a lifelong friend of Simmons, is an anthropologist and professor at Florida International University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42670262157549,"sku":"9780813035550","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_39118f6f-8bc9-49dc-8d46-a570bde5012a.jpg?v=1649490960","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/gladesmen-gator-hunters-moonshiners-and-skiffers-9780813035550","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}