More Florida Stories

by McCarthy, Kevin M.; Leshan, Larry

• ISBN13: 9780813014852
• ISBN10: 0813014859
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

This companion volume to the popularFlorida Storiesoffers readers another sampling from the rich heritage of Florida short fiction. The collection ranges across a gallery of original characters and 150 years of the state's history and culture. Selections in this volume highlight distinctively Floridian settings and experiences, from W. B. Thompson's report of the Indian assault on the Cape Florida Lighthouse during the Second Seminole War to Padgett Powell's tale of the backroads personalities and attractions of present-day Florida.

Author Biography

CONTRIBUTORS Wyatt Blassingame Ned Buntline James Trammell Cox Lawrence Dorr Marjory Stoneman Douglas Rubylea Hall Stetson Kennedy Ernest Lyons Kirk Munroe Padgett Powell Jack Rudloe Harriet Beecher Stowe John W. B. Thompson Constance Fenimore Woolson

Kevin McCarthy, professor of English and Florida studies at the University of Florida, is the author or editor of thirteen books, including Florida Stories (UPF, 1989), Nine Florida Stories by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (UPF, 1990), and Florida Lighthouses (UPF, 1990).

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Man's Courage	p. 5
The Fast Duel: A Sketch From Life	p. 15
That Golden Crane	p. 23
A Slow, Soft River	p. 47
A Flight of Ibis	p. 58
Panther!	p. 78
Color Added	p. 94
A Blade of Grass	p. 104
Cap'n I's Closest Call: A Tale of the Sea	p. 137
Bonaparte's	p. 147
Master of My Lake	p. 157
Old Cudjo and the Angel	p. 168
Cape Florida Light House	p. 175
The South Devil	p. 182
Selected Bibliography	p. 219
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