Florida Western

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The term Florida Western is used to describe a small number of films and literary works set in the 19th century, particularly around the time of the

the West
".

A series of novels about Florida in the 19th century and their Florida cracker characters have been called cracker Westerns.[1][2]

Literature

In 1895 Frederic Remington and Owen Wister traveled to Florida to write a story on Florida's cowboys for Harper's Weekly.[3]

In the 1990s a series of cracker Westerns by several authors were published.[citation needed]

In 2014 Rough Edges Press published Palmetto Empire by David Hardy. This novel follows the fictional adventures of backwoodsmen, outlaws, and rebels in the era of the First Seminole War.[citation needed]

Films

It was during the 1950s that most of these films were produced and many included a fictional and

alligators
.

One of the advantages of these types of films, however, was that the producers often used the Florida

gunrunners
selling armaments to the Seminole on the west coast of Florida, although it is actually located on the east coast.

Films which were made and could be considered Florida Westerns include:

Notes

  1. ^ "Cracker Western Books". Archived from the original on March 27, 2011.
  2. ^ p.17 Ste Claire, Dana Cracker: The Cracker Culture in Florida History University Press of Florida, 2006
  3. ^ pp.57-58 Clark, James C. 200 Quick Looks at Florida History Pineapple Press Inc, 01/09/2000