The Camp-Fires of the Everglades: or Wild Sports in the South (Florida Sand Dollar Books) [Paperback]

Charles E. Whitehead (Author)

Book Description

Series: Florida Sand Dollar Books | Publication Date: September 20, 1991

These charming tales of Florida in the early nineteenth century were brought to the attention of the University of Florida Press by the late Archie Carr, Florida's preeminent naturalist, who believed they evoked a place, a time, and a way of life that belonged in print again. The Florida peninsula in the 1830s was covered by flatwoods, swamps of giant cypress, and hammocks of cabbage palm and live oak trees. The land teemed with panther, black bear, wild hogs, and white ibis. Writing with clarity and elegance, Whitehead weaves his descriptions of this landscape into an old-fashioned, hair-raising adventure story.

Product Details

• Paperback: 281 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Florida; First edition (September 20, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813010950
• ISBN-13: 978-0813010953
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,225,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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