The Creek

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Summary: A native Floridian must!!!
Review: I recently spent a weekend it Micanopy on my anniversary, and visited Cross Creek. I had read Rawling's book and enjoyed it and it was nice to visit the place I had read about. While in Micanopy I saw Glissons book and took it home. What a great example of native Floridian history.Now i'm planning another trip back to Cross Creek to put Glisson's book in perspective. Maybe they should give out copies to all tranplants as they enter Florida on I-75!!!

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Summary: A beautiful love-letter to Florida's past
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this trip back to an era not- so- long- ago when Florida was still a frontier. Marjorie Kinan Rawlings had already enchanted us with her lyrical descriptions of Cross Creek. J.T. Glisson was part of that scene, and now he tells about the Creek from his own experience.

Glisson gives an entirely different perspective from the one that Rawlings painted. While it's not as lyrical, it's far more penetrating into the ways and mores of the cracker community. You'll find yourself laughing out loud at any number of places -- not in derision, but with heartfelt sympathy. The relationship between the game wardens and the cracker fishermen is a classic!

By the end of the book Glisson had so drawn me into the cracker world, that I was on the verge of tears as he described the demise of the Cross Creek community. I didn't want the book to end.

Rating:
Summary: Charming insights into cracker customs and mores!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this trip back to an era not- so- long- ago when Florida was still a frontier. Marjorie Kinan Rawlings had already enchanted us with her lyrical descriptions of Cross Creek. J.T. Glisson was part of that scene, and now he tells about the Creek from his own experience.

Glisson gives an entirely different perspective from the one that Rawlings painted. While it's not as lyrical, it's far more penetrating into the ways and mores of the cracker community. You'll find yourself laughing out loud at any number of places -- not in derision, but with heartfelt sympathy. The relationship between the game wardens and the cracker fishermen is a classic!

By the end of the book Glisson had so drawn me into the cracker world, that I was on the verge of tears as he described the demise of the Cross Creek community. I didn't want the book to end.

Rating:
Summary: A beautiful love-letter to Florida's past
Review: This book is a must-read for anyone who loves Florida, loves a simpler way of life, or loves Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Mr. Glisson paints a beautiful picture -- both literally and figuratively (his watercolors illustrate the book). This is one of those books that makes a great gift for native Floridians. A true treasure.