{"product_id":"gladesmen-glen-simmons-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 Glen Simmons, Laura Ogden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813035554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813035550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Glen Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994158924031,"sku":"9780813035550","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_446c16c5-2fec-41ac-92e5-ff671cf15ead.jpg?v=1683328476","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gladesmen-glen-simmons-9780813035550","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}