The Creek
by J. T. GLISSON
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Author: J. T. GLISSONEdition: Paperback
Published: 1993-05-19
ISBN: 081301185X
Number of pages: 283
Publisher: University Press of Florida
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Book Review: Charming insights into cracker customs and mores!
Summary: 4 Stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this trip back to an era not- so- long- ago when Florida was still a frontier. Marjorie Kinan Rawlings had already enchanted us with her lyrical descriptions of Cross Creek. J.T. Glisson was part of that scene, and now he tells about the Creek from his own experience.Glisson gives an entirely different perspective from the one that Rawlings painted. While it's not as lyrical, it's far more penetrating into the ways and mores of the cracker community. You'll find yourself laughing out loud at any number of places -- not in derision, but with heartfelt sympathy. The relationship between the game wardens and the cracker fishermen is a classic!
By the end of the book Glisson had so drawn me into the cracker world, that I was on the verge of tears as he described the demise of the Cross Creek community. I didn't want the book to end.
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