{"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328690655506,"sku":"9780813035550","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00d03a6a-3b22-4968-8bf9-5ab338931040.jpg?v=1727748942","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gladesmen-gator-hunters-moonshiners-and-skiffers-9780813035550","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}