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Cracker: Cracker Culture in Florida History
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by DANA M. STE. CLAIRE and Betty Turco
Sales Rank: 647291
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 256 pages
Published by: University Press of Florida June 30, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0813030285
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0813030289
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
The Florida Frontier Gazette, Winter 2006
As complete a reference as exists on Florida Crackers.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product 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.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Cracker: The Cracker Culture In Florida History (Paperback)
This is an interesting study of cracker culture in Florida. In many parts of the South, and among many Floridians, the name "cracker" carries with it a lot of negative connotations. Within the past thirty years, however, a certain "Florida Cracker Chic" has emerged, and in many communities being cracker is now seen in a much more positive light. Dana Ste.Clair provides a good historical sketch of the term "cracker," and he looks at interesting aspects of cracker history and culture. I especially liked the sections on cracker cowhunters and the discussion of cracker folkways. The book also includes some vivid historical photographs, excellent illustrations from 19th century magazines, interesting excerpts from books and articles about Florida's rural communities, and a list of contemporary living history sites where one can experience a sense of Florida's cracker folklife. The book provides a good, balanced discussion of both the positive and negative aspects of cracker history, and Ste.Clair sympathetically looks at people who were cracker when being cracker wasn't cool.
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