Sunshine States
Wild Times and
Extraordinary Lives in the Land of Gators, Guns, and
Grapefruit
by
Patrick Carr
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Florida’s
soundtrack is the ultra-high-voltage din of cultures
slapped together, of people wired for everything from the
fabulous to the fatal. In seven pieces that describe
their stories, dreams, and nightmares, journalist Patrick
Carr writes about the fascinating Floridians whose lives
are the reality of the Sunshine State. They include
alligator hunters near Lakeland, water warriors in Tampa,
narcotics cops and political refugees in Miami, a
Seminole chief in the Glades, and a cracker sage at
Fisheating Creek.
Like all transplants, Carr says, he loves Florida for
what it isn’t—cold and old—and for what it
is—hot and wild. His compassionate, spirited, and
often funny action journalism captures the character of a
frontier paradise.
A Florida Sand Dollar
Book
Patrick Carr’s journalism has appeared in the New
York Times, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, and many
other magazines and newspapers. His books include Gun
People(with George Gardner), Backstage Passes
(with Angela Bowie), Cash (with Johnny Cash),
and The Illustrated History of Country Music.
Born in England, he has lived in Tampa, Florida, since
the early 1980s.
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1999. 237pp. 6 X 9.
ISBN 0-8130-1734-3 Paper, $14.95
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"As a
chronicler of American travels, Carr falls somewhere
between Charles Dickens and Crocodile Dundee."—Los
Angeles Times
"A thorough reporter, a careful listener, and a
perceptive observer. . . . A book that is as reasonable
as it is winning."—Jonathan Yardley, Washington
Post
"One of the best—and funniest—pieces of
action journalism to come along since Tom
Wolfe."—Toronto Globe and Mail
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of Related Interest:
Surrounded on Three Sides,
by John Keasler
Kick Ass,
Selected Columns of Carl Hiaasen,
Carl Hiaasen, edited by Diane Stevenson
The Tropic of Cracker,
by Al Burt
Beach and Coastal Camping in
Florida,
by Johnny Molloy
Beyond the Theme Parks,
Exploring Central Florida,
by Benjamin D. Brotemarkle
Some Kind of Paradise,
A Chronicle of Man and the Land in Florida,
by Mark Derr
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