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Florida cowboys : keepers of the last frontier / [compiled by] Carlton Ward Jr. ; foreword by Patrick D. Smith.

Title
Florida cowboys : keepers of the last frontier / [compiled by] Carlton Ward Jr. ; foreword by Patrick D. Smith.
Publication
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors
Ward, Carlton, Jr.
Description
xxiv, 231 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map; 24 x 29 cm.
Subject
  • Cattle > History. > Florida
  • Cattle herders > Florida > History
  • Landscape protection > Florida
  • Nature conservation > Florida
  • Rangelands > Florida
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [230]-231.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
America's first cowman / Joe A. Akerman Jr -- Cracker cattle and horses : a 500-year history / Doyle Conner -- Indian cowboys : descendants of the great "cowkeeper" / Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum -- Cattle trade with Cuba : launching Florida's first industry / Susan Lykes Mueller -- Home on the range : Florida cracker haven / Dana Ste. Claire -- Shadowing the pioneers / Devin Ridley-Marks -- Cracker Trail / Carlton Ward Jr. -- Florida cattle ranching today / Jim Handley -- Florida rodeo / Carlton Ward Jr. -- A good dog is worth three or four men / Robert Stone -- Grass-fed beef / Kevin Campbell -- Ranches and the environment / Hilary Swain -- Innovative approaches to protect Florida ranches / Ernie Cox -- Florida ranchlands conservation / Richard Hilsenbeck -- The Florida ecological greenways network / Tom S. Hoctor -- On the love of bears / David S. Maehr -- Florida's ranches serve a critical role in maintaining wildlife habitat / Eric Draper -- Game species of Florida ranchlands / William M. Giuliano -- Ranchlands and water management / Eric Sutton -- Can cattle ranches and Lake Okeechobee help each other survive? / Sarah Lynch.
ISBN
  • 9780813034089 (alk. paper)
  • 0813034086 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2009019229