Florida cowboys
Subtitle: keepers of the last frontier
By: [compiled by] Carlton Ward Jr. ; foreword by Patrick D. Smith.
Contributors: Ward, Carlton.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780813034089
Subjects: Cattle -- Handling -- Florida -- History; Cattle herders -- Florida -- History; Landscape protection -- Florida; Nature conservation -- Florida; Rangelands -- Florida
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: America's first cowman / Joe A. Akerman Jr; title: Cracker cattle and horses : a 500-year history / Doyle Conner; title: Indian cowboys : descendants of the great "cowkeeper" / Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum; title: Cattle trade with Cuba : launching Florida's first industry / Susan Lykes Mueller; title: Home on the range : Florida cracker haven / Dana Ste. Claire; title: Shadowing the pioneers / Devin Ridley-Marks; title: Cracker Trail / Carlton Ward Jr; title: Florida cattle ranching today / Jim Handley; title: A good dog is worth three or four men / Robert Stone; title: Grass-fed beef / Kevin Campbell; title: Ranches and the environment / Hilary Swain; title: Innovative approaches to protect Florida ranches / Ernie Cox; title: Florida ranchlands conservation / Richard Hilsenbeck; title: The Florida ecological greenways network / Tom S. Hoctor; title: On the love of bears / David S. Maehr; title: Florida's ranches serve a critical role in maintaining wildlife habitat / Eric Draper; title: Game species of Florida ranchlands / William M. Giuliano; title: Ranchlands and water management / Eric Sutton; title: Can cattle ranches and Lake Okeechobee help each other survive? / Sarah Lynch.