{"product_id":"cow-creek-chronicles-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-early-florida-cattle-ranch-9780813081205","title":"Cow Creek Chronicles: The Rise and Fall of an Early Florida Cattle Ranch","description":"\u003cb\u003eA boom-to-bust generational saga of\u003cbr\u003ea pioneer family and their cattle empire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCattle\u003cbr\u003eranching has long been a major force in Florida, covering over 12 percent of\u003cbr\u003ethe state's lands. In \u003ci\u003eCow Creek Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist Gregory Enns\u003cbr\u003eexplores this history through the century-long saga of the Raulerson family, who\u003cbr\u003ebuilt a cattle empire at Cow Creek Ranch between Fort Pierce and Okeechobee.\u003cbr\u003eThe Raulersons were a family of\u003cbr\u003epioneers that moved south to Florida during the nineteenth century. Family\u003cbr\u003epatriarch Frank Raulerson established the ranch in 1923. As the cattle herd\u003cbr\u003egrew and fences were built, Seminole communities that had lived near the creek in\u003cbr\u003ethatched huts called chickees were forced off the land to nearby towns and reservations, \u003cbr\u003eand this book includes their stories. At its height in the 1960s, the 23,000-acre\u003cbr\u003eCow Creek Ranch, operated by Frank's granddaughter and heir Jo Ann Raulerson\u003cbr\u003eSloan, boomed under the supervision of a core group of cowboys using modern\u003cbr\u003eagricultural methods. As the years went by, Jo Ann's husband, TL Sloan, mismanaged\u003cbr\u003eexpenses and mired the ranch in debt, and the family sold off the land in\u003cbr\u003eparcels--many of which are now conservation areas.\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003ethis narrative, readers will gain insight into how ranches were first established\u003cbr\u003ein Florida, including how cattle were managed and breeds developed. Enns opens\u003cbr\u003ea window into the lives of ranch hands and cowboys, highlighting traditions\u003cbr\u003esuch as roundups, cattle drives, parades, and rodeos, as well as folkways such\u003cbr\u003eas cooking and handcrafts. He\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ealso draws attention to the history of the\u003cbr\u003eCow Creek band of Florida Seminoles, including their legendary heroine Emateloye Estenletkvte (Polly Parker). \u003ci\u003eCow Creek\u003cbr\u003eChronicles\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together many strands in a unique history of the modern\u003cbr\u003esettlement of Florida. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnns, Gregory:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGregory\u003cbr\u003eEnns\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder\u003cbr\u003eof Indian River Media Group, a company that publishes magazines for Florida's\u003cbr\u003eTreasure Coast and Space Coast. A fifth-generation Floridian, Enns has worked\u003cbr\u003eas a reporter and editor at newspapers in Florida and Alabama for over 25\u003cbr\u003eyears.","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661467025682,"sku":"9780813081205","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30ec3345-4240-46d8-8e8d-a6c4f03464af.jpg?v=1760444609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cow-creek-chronicles-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-early-florida-cattle-ranch-9780813081205","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}