THE MAGAZINE OF THE FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL

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listen to the voice of the heartland artiCle & PhotoS By Carlton WarD, Jr.
Every day before dawn, they saddle their horses, coil their lariats and whips, and ride out to work the herds. They are Florida cattlemen—living heritage of the pioneer days, legacy to the longest history of ranching in America, guardians of the landscape that has shaped them. On this morning, fog blankets the moist pastures, enveloping the riders as they leave the stables. I follow close behind. The calls of frogs and birds ring out from nearby wetlands, echoed by more calls emanating from a stream in the adjacent oak hammock. White-tailed deer spring out of the mist and disappear into the shadows of the trees. By the time the sun breaks the horizon, we have reached the edge of the flatwoods. The pines glow orange above saw palmettos still shrouded in the blue light of the retreating fog. The brush of fronds against my horse forms a rhythm with the creaking of my saddle. F L O R i D a h u m a n i t i e s C O u n C i L F O R U M / W I N T E R 2 0 0 6 35
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Page 17 and 18: Florida State Archives along the co
Page 19 and 20: When fiction becomes fact, a black
Page 21 and 22: One week after Robert E. Lee’s su
Page 23 and 24: Florida State Archives Florida Stat
Page 25 and 26: Cattleman Tom Johnson is shown hold
Page 27 and 28: Photo by Peter B. Gallagher What is
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Page 31 and 32: TO SURVIVE IN THE FLORIDA WILD, Cra
Page 33 and 34: try, spoken from the heart so anybo
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Page 40 and 41: I KNOW A LOT ABOUT FLORIDA CRACKERS
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