This large format duotone photography book closely chronicles the workaday life of Florida's unsung and largely unseen Cracker cowboys. Their work is similar to their Western counterparts only in that they both work with cattle. Working in swamp and hammock, Cracker shows the behind the scenes love and sweat that these caretakers of the environment bring to their lifestyle. An art photography book as much as a pictoral essay, Cracker is for anyone who loves the cowboy life. It also shows that Florida is a lot more than beaches, Miami and DisneyWorld.
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Jon Kral grew up in the pinewoods shadow of some of Florida's most productive ranchland in Ft. Pierce. Cracker is the result of over ten years' worth of observing and working alongside these cattlemen and women. A senior photographer for the Miami Herald, Kral is a four-time Pulitzer nominee and winner of literally dozens of awards, including the prestigous Robert F. Kennedy Award for his shots of youth gangs in the South. The National Association of Hispanic Journalists gave him their highest award for his coverage of conditions in Venezuelan prisons, which resulted in one maximum security facility being closed and razed.
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A picture of Florida forgotten...a must have!,
By Ronald Stewart (ronst@iag.net) (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cracker; Florida's Enduring Cowboys (Hardcover)
Having had the forune of being born and raised in Florida's...pre theme park era, I have had the luxury of experiencing an evolving FLORIDA.Jon Kral's photo journalistic approach to capturing a little known, and almost forgotten quality of Florida is remarkable. Not only for the absolute thought provoking images, but what they represent...where we are from...and where we are going. From the images of the Kissimmee round up and cattle drive, to those of a lone horseman at the end of the day...one is left with a new sense of what the true Florida was...and remains today. The images range from brutally honest, to surrealistic, yet each conveys it's message clearly...provoking the human spirit and emotion. This approach to a "land forgotten" should be high on one's list to view. Jon Kral touches not only the meaning of the past...but how it drives the future.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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See The Works in Black and White!,
By ZZR-RR (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cracker; Florida's Enduring Cowboys (Hardcover)
I'm a Welshman who has ranched in Florida for nine years, and I can tell you this is indeed a remarkable book of atmospheric photographs concerning the life of the Florida cowboy. It is a creation that colour could not do, building up a fascinating, fantastic reality in an unique way. I salute the author for his originality. I bought four copies, kept one and sent the rest to my kids across the Pond, sayin', "Y'all better come an' see your ol' pop, Florida ain't what ya think it is!"
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful Insight into the Life of the Florida Cowby,
By judy186641@aol.com (Lake Mary, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cracker; Florida's Enduring Cowboys (Hardcover)
Jon Kral has created a beautiful picture story of the life of the Florida "Cracker". Words are not necessary when the picures tell the story, Kral has insight into the life of the cowboy, and it is obvious that he loved every minute of photgraphing the men at work and at home. He put the book together with love of each and every picture. Readers will be surprised and amazed at the cattle country in Florida. We forget that there is more to this state than Walt Disney and Interstate Highways. This book will make the reader want to take a car trip to the Cowboy Country and see the country in person.
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