Jacksonville Public Library

Old tales of the forgotten South in a Georgia-Florida swamp, paddling Okefenokee, by Rose Knox and Graham Schorb

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-556) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Old tales of the forgotten South in a Georgia-Florida swamp

bibliography

1129588431

by Rose Knox and Graham Schorb

paddling Okefenokee

This book will give you an appreciation for a delicate ecosystem to rival any wetland in the world! Ancient Indians, Seminoles, pioneers, soldiers, hunters/trappers, entrepreneurs, writers, explorers, scientists, artists, and musicians were all drawn here and are part of this historical tapestry. The work will also prove useful as a paddler's companion

Dedication -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Map of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge -- The ancient swamp, Okefenokee : they call it "Land of Trembling Earth" -- Indians of the Okefenokee and hinterlands -- A Spanish mission in the swamp -- Interview with Patrick Elliot : nature artist of the Southeast -- Floyd's march: what his men found -- Seminole Nation -- "Lord God" Bird : the elusive ivory-billed woodpecker, reclusive or extinct? -- Okefenokee folk and the Harper scientists -- More about the Celtic peoples ending up in America: going back further in time -- Seminole dwellings: the chickens in swamp hammocks -- Desolate waste, worthless, pestilence : this is how industrialists once described Okefenokee -- Island names tell about historical goings-on -- Red wolf -- Chesser Island homestead : pioneer living in the swamp -- Don Berryhill: The "Okefenokeologist."Oscar the Alligator: a monstrous swamp gator is adored then immortalized -- Wade Chesser : a man remembers his boyhood in the Okefenokee -- Little grass frog: the Pseudacris Ocularis -- Wild boar of the scrub -- Carnivorous plants: bloodthirsty plants of the prairies -- Knox and Davis -- Ancestor of the dinosaur: the alligator -- The St. Mary's River born of Okefenokee: meanders to the Atlantic Ocean -- The pioneer history of Billy's Island: the Jackson Lee Family and descendants -- A pioneer family must leave home -- Our day at Billy's Island: notes from a paddlers journal -- Wood Storks -- Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon: teen sensation sings hit, "Okefenokee" -- Indian uprisings at Traders Hill: March 1793 -- The black bear: they live out there -- Elliott's Mound: survey markerThe Virgin Cypress Groves -- Cracker Tales: Celtic Roots -- The Will Rogers of the Okefenokee: Remembering Lem Griffis -- Cornell Scientists of the Okefenokee : Dr. Francis Harper and Jean Sherwood Harper -- Robin Harper: Son of the Scientists Remembers -- Mound Builders: Archeology Reconstructs Communal History -- A Day Paddle at Kingfisher Landing: From a Paddler's Narrative -- Fire in the Swamp -- Old-Growth Forests and the Burrowing Tortoise -- Yarn Spinners of the Okefenokee -- Jackson's Folly: How Mortal Men Tried to Beat a Swamp -- Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: The Cycle of Life -- Federal Forts Built by United States Government: New Settlers Take Over Indian Territories -- Confederate Deserters: Okefenokee Becomes a Refuge -- Poisonous Vipers -- A Biased Opinion: Funkhouser's Report -- Lem Griffis Camping: Attempting to Get to Cravens Hammock -- Lydia Stone: Queen of the Okefenokee -- Obediah Barber: King of the Okefenok -- Platform and Island Camping -- Turpentine StillsTupelo Trees, Bees, and Honey -- Reign of the "Cypress Kings" Means Destruction for Old-Growth Forests -- Panther: The Sacred "Lion God" -- Walt Kelly's Comic Strip: "Pogo Possum" -- The Sandhill Crane: They Mate for Life -- Rainbow Snakes: "Eel Moccasin" of the Swamp -- The Legendary Suwannee River Whispers Tales from History -- Dr. Delma Presley, Compiler/ Author of Okefinokee Album, Tells His Story April 22, 2012 -- Fishing North Florida and South Georgia -- Murder Most Foul: Woeful Stories of the Swamp -- Native Americans Clash with Celtic Pioneers -- Jim Cox Lived to Age 102: Will Cox Remembers -- Springtime Paddling in the Swamp: From a Paddler's Journal -- Under the Canopy: Children through the Ages -- The Round-Tailed Muskrat: They Build Dome-Shaped Homes -- White Ibis: Brave Bird of Hope -- The Swamp Setting Inspires Movies -- Folk Legend, Okefenokee Joe: A Singing Wildlife Evangelist -- Pinhook Swamp: A Wilderness Corridor that "Holds the World Together."The Stage Immortalizes Okefenokee Swampers: World Premiere Production at Sawyer Theatre, Holler Me Home -- Legends, Haints, and Boogers: Is the Swamp a Magical Place of Enchantment? -- Bigfoot: More Fantastic Tales -- South Georgia Ancestry: My Family Lived a Hop, Skip, and a Jump from the Swamp -- A Geological, Cultural, and Ecological Timeline of the Okefenokee Swamp -- Rejecting Modernity: Back to a Pioneer Mindset -- The Swamper Spirit and Graham, My Guide -- Graham's Outdoor Cooking: Skillet and Camp Stove Dishes -- Human Toll -- In Days Gone By: Winter "Once Upon a Time" in the Swamp -- Graham's Biography -- Rose's Biography -- Bibliography -- Index -- Knox/Parrish Family History