Uncover the Forgotten History of Florida Crackers: Resilience, Fire, and Heritage
On Florida Crackers, their origins in the Scottish borderlands, alliances with Seminoles, and the transformative fire ecology practices that shaped our landscape and conversation legacy.
Picture this: You're deep in Florida's swampland, circa 1835. Gunshots echo through the cypress trees, whoops and hollers fill the air, and a group of so-called "crackers" are pulling off one of the greatest acts of resistance in American history - pretending to fight Native Americans while secretly protecting their allies.
The price of their performanc…