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| The Tropic of Cracker (Florida History and Culture) | 
 enlarge | Author: Al Burt
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy Used: $15.00
You Save: $9.95 (40%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 384436
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.8 x 1
ISBN: 0813016959
Dewey Decimal Number: 975.9063
EAN: 9780813016955
ASIN: 0813016959
Publication Date: October 10, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: University Press Of Florida; 1999; Third Printing; Hardcover; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; No marks or writing in text. Secure binding, light wear to book and jacket.
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Product Description
Miami Herald columnist Al Burt's tribute to "Crackers", or lovers of "The Real Florida" : Zora N. Hurston, MK Rawlings, Virgil Hawkins, John DeGrove, Harry Crews, & lots of everyday folks who have in common their memory of Florida as a wild, rare place.
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A Great Book December 18, 2008
As a homesick Floridian this book was a pleasure to read. The book gives a real flavor for parts of Florida that many people do not appreciate. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in better understanding the state and its interesting culture.
There are also several articles in the book which are illuminating independent of the Florida focus. I would highly recommend Mr. Burt's thought provoking article on retirement in Miami to really open your eyes.
"Old Florida" with a side of humor October 24, 2005
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I loved Al Burt's newspaper columns because he wrote about a Florida that only someone who got there before 1975 would even recognize. They are even more fun to read now. Makes me want to hop in the car and drive to Micanopy!
A Pleasure to Read December 21, 1999
46 out of 48 found this review helpful
Al Burt is a Florida institution. For many years I bought the Miami Herald on Sunday just so I could read his column. Now, many of my favorite columns are available in something more permanent than the back page of a magazine, and honed and polished and brought up to date to boot. When I'm not thumbing through it, this book rests right next to my copies of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Marjory Stoneman Douglas--Al Burt's kindred souls among those who love Florida and explain it to others in ways that the Chamber of Commerce never will master. More, more. Please!
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