Visit a Florida where sunburn is the result of honest, hard
work--not an afternoon at the beach "Without its lush ranchlands,
there would be precious little left to see of old Florida, and
nowhere for some of our most endangered wildlife to survive.
Carlton Ward's colorful tribute to this dwindling frontier is also
a call to save what remains of it. The alternative is
unthinkable."--Carl Hiaasen "Ward's masterful photographs go beyond
pictures of cowboys and the Florida landscape to taste the life,
feel the land, and appreciate the importance of the past, present,
and future of ranching in the unique environment of Florida."--Todd
Bertolaet "Exploring the rich history and culture of the Florida
ranch, this book opens a window to a world that many Floridians are
unaware of, and teaches us why we should all care about this
disappearing way of life."--Jason Hahn Drive a few miles beyond
Disney World, past the gaudy souvenir shops, all-you-can-eat
buffets, and chain hotels, and you'll find the largest producing
cattle ranch in the world. Indeed, nearly one-fifth of the state is
devoted to the cattle industry, and these working ranches play a
vital role in Florida's economic health. Yet even as encroaching
urban sprawl threatens their way of life, photographer Carlton Ward
has been documenting the often unseen world of Florida cowboys.
Every day before dawn, they saddle their horses, coil their lariats
and whips, and ride out to work the herds. Over 15,000 ranches
raise nearly two million head of cattle--the living legacies of the
longest history of ranching in North America. Florida cowboys share
their land with bears, panthers, and other endangered species,
along with irreplaceable wetlands that help sustain the state's
strained water resources. Complemented by twenty historical,
cultural, and environmental essays from Dana Ste Claire, Joe
Akerman, Auduon of Florida, and the Seminole Tribe, among others,
Ward's stunning photographs capture the grit and raw beauty of
inland Florida, its enduring cowboys, and the land they protect.
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