Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries Of Tradition
Brand: Florida Cattlemen's Foundation
This handsome 128-page publication presents the entire content of the acclaimed multi-media museum exhibit, Florida Cattle Ranching:  Five Centuries of Tradition, in book form.  More than 200 photos present historical documentary images, scenes of contemporary ranch life, and artifacts that range from the Spanish colonial spurs to modern electronic ID tags.  The engaging text describes Florida’s cattle ranching heritage from the 16th century to the present.     An enclosed DVD includes two broadcast-quality videos that present the fascinating story of Cracker Cattle and Cracker Horses descended from stock introduced by Spaniards in the 1500s, and twelve audio segments that feature dozens of Florida cowboys, cowgirls and ranchers who inform and entertain you on topics ranging from cow dogs and Cracker cow whips to cowboy funerals and hilarious poetry based on ranch work experiences.