| Alligator Tales Contributor(s): McCarthy, Kevin M. (Author), Moran, John (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 1561641588 ISBN-13: 9781561641581 Publisher: Pineapple Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1998 Annotation: -- True (and tongue-in-cheek) accounts of alligators and the people who have hunted them, been attacked by them, and tried to save them from extinction -- Journey through the Everglades with 1800s' seminoles, experts at stalking and killing gators -- Go along with a "Northern girl" as she shoots "my first alligator in my gloves and veil" -- Learn how modern alligator hunters go about their business, which hasn't changed much in the last hundred years or so -- If you like tall tales, you'll love Henry, the alligator-turned-head-waiter, or Algy, the gator who survives a broiling in a furnace |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 597.98 |
| LCCN: 98020305 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.03" W x 9.03" (0.73 lbs) 1 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The alligator--Florida's most feared, maligned animal. From the time European settlers first stepped onto Florida soil, the alligator has been a target of dread and revulsion--and the hunter's gun. Collected here are true (and tongue-in-cheek) accounts of alligators and the people who have hunted them, been attacked by them, and tried to save them from extinction. Journey through the Everglades with 1800s Seminoles, experts at stalking and killing gators. Go along with a "Northern girl" as she shoots "my first alligator in my glove and veil." And learn how modern alligator hunters go about their business, which hasn't changed much in the last hundred years or so. If you like tall tales, you'll love Henry, the alligator-turned-head-waiter who becomes despondent when a pretty New York girl spurns his lovesick advances. Or Algy, the gator who survives a broiling in a furnace by his owners, who happen to think he's already dead and won't mind the heat. Or Two-Toed Tom, who may or may not have even existed, but who was blamed for everything from eating mules to terrorizing women and children. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCarthy, Kevin M.: - Kevin McCarthy is professor emeritus and a distinguished alumni professor of Florida studies and English at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he taught for 33 years. He has written many books for Pineapple Press. |