Seasons of Real Florida

by Jeff Klinkenberg

Overview

"Winter in Florida smells of orange blossoms, while spring brings long mornings of fly-fishing. Summer saunters in like a breeze beneath a shade tree, and to the uninitiated, fall creeps in without notice. . . . Klinkenberg uncovers the beauty and mystery of his home state."—Southern Living

 

"Reminds you of hopping in the back of a friend’s truck for a ride. But this one takes you beyond the sunny skies and high-rises and into the past."—Miami Herald

"The real Florida is a state on the verge of extinction, a weird, quirky world threatened by too many people, too many strip malls, too much modern life. . . . [Klinkenberg] preserves the real Florida, warts and all, before it disappears forever."—St. Petersburg Times

 

"A skilled writer, he knows when to listen and when to nudge each short story along."—Publishers Weekly

 

Anytime and anywhere, Jeff Klinkenberg can find a place to enjoy or a person with an irresistible story. Staying mostly off the beaten path, focusing on modern rogues who turn their backs on subdivisions and theme parks, he also finds time to write about his literary and environmental heroes. "If Jeff Klinkenberg isn’t careful," says Carl Hiaasen, "he might give journalism a good name."

Florida native Jeff Klinkenberg has been writing for the St. Petersburg Timessince 1977. He is the only two-time winner of the Paul Hansell Distinguished Journalism Award, the highest honor given by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813034393
Publisher:	University Press of Florida
Publication date:	09/20/2009
Series:	Florida History and Culture
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Florida native Jeff Klinkenberg has been writing for the St. Petersburg Times since 1977. He is the only two-time winner of the Paul Hansell Distinguished Journalism Award, the highest honor given by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, and the author of Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators.

Table of Contents

	Series Foreword	ix
	Foreword	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Fall
1.	The Subtle Season	3
2.	Peebles	6
3.	Flamingo Tourists	11
4.	Inmate No. 793362	16
5.	Clyde Butcher	23
6.	The Smallwood Store	28
7.	Pictures of History	32
8.	Travels with a Bear Man	38
9.	Torreya State Park	43
10.	The Herlong Mansion	47
11.	Old Woman River	56
	Winter
12.	Last Fish Monger	67
13.	Fruit Hog	73
14.	Mister Citrifacts	76
15.	Miss Ruby	80
16.	In the Footsteps of the Masters	86
17.	Smoked Fish	94
18.	Winter Perfume	98
19.	Minding the Manatees	103
20.	What Lies Beneath	107
21.	The Yearling Restaurant	114
22.	Black Seminoles	119
23.	His Father's Voice	124
	Spring
24.	Coconuts and Alligators	135
25.	Bartram's Travels Through Our Dreams	139
26.	Idella	146
27.	Mastry's Bait and Tackle	154
28.	Barren Beauty	158
29.	Tom Gaskins	162
30.	The Guru of Fly-Fishing	165
31.	Marjory Stoneman Douglas	168
32.	Builder of Boats, Keeper of History	171
33.	No Such Thing as a Dead Gator	176
34.	When Trees Talk	183
	Summer
35.	A Florida Boy Keeps His Cool	193
36.	Loincloth Man	196
37.	Kiss of the Swamp Angels	200
38.	Cracker Cattle	205
39.	Florida's Deepest Roots	210
40.	Shell Woman	217
41.	Wakulla Springs	222
42.	A Fisherman Named Hemingway	225
43.	Man out of Time	230
44.	For a Song	235
45.	Soul Food	239
46.	Dark Night of the Soul	244
47.	Firefly Doc	253
	Credits	261