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Forum : Vol. 37, No. 03 (Fall : 2013) University of South Florida Scholar Commons FORUM : the Magazine of the Florida Humanities Florida Humanities 9-1-2013 Forum : Vol. 37, No. 03 (Fall : 2013) Florida Humanities Council. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/forum_magazine Recommended Citation Florida Humanities Council., "Forum : Vol. 37, No. 03 (Fall : 2013)" (2013). FORUM : the Magazine of the Florida Humanities. 73. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/forum_magazine/73 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Florida Humanities at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FORUM : the Magazine of the Florida Humanities by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE MAGAZINE OF THE FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL EVERYTHING Under the Sun HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF FORUM MAGAZINE HOW DID PETER MATTHIESSEN DISCOVER MR. WATSON? • HUNTING THE BACKCOUNTRY FOR FOLK SONGS WHY DO FLORIDA JOURNALISTS WRITE CRIME NOVELS? PLUS: HARRY CREWS, AL BURT, ENID SHOMER, STETSON KENNEDY, BILL BELLEVILLE, GARY MORMINO, PETER B. GALLAGHER, TIM DORSEY, AND MANY MORE GREAT FLORIDA WRITERS letter FROM THE DIRECTOR 2013 Board of Directors John Belohlavek, Chair Tampa B. Lester Abberger Tallahassee Getting to the heart Rachel Blechman Miami Michael Cavendish Jacksonville of the matter Charles Clary Destin David Colburn Gainesville José Fernández Orlando WE STRUGGLE HERE at the Florida Humanities Council to define the humanities. Are they a set of academic disciplines, Casey Fletcher Bartow a methodology, the documentation of human experience? How Norma Goonen Davie can we express with urgency and clarity the profound impact that Mary Anne Hodel Orlando the humanities have on our ability to interpret our lives; to build Kerry Kirschner Sarasota understanding across cultures; to create dialogue, community, and civic Deborah Kynes, Secretary Dunedin engagement? R. Andrew Maass Longboat Key A recent report, “The Heart of the Matter,” attempts to define the Osvaldo Monzon Stuart role that the humanities play in our nation. Produced by a Commission Darryl Paulson Palm Harbor of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at the request of a Michael Pender, Treasurer Bradenton bipartisan group of members of Congress, the report was met with Nancy Kason Poulson Fort Lauderdale intense interest among many who feared that the humanities were Mercedes Quiroga Miami Shores taking a back seat to science, technology, engineering, and math. Steve Seibert, Vice-Chair Tallahassee The Commission, which includes former Supreme Court Justice Brenda Simmons-Hutchins Jacksonville David Souter, New York Times columnist David Brooks, singer- Kathryn Starkey New Port Richey songwriter Emmylou Harris, and filmmaker George Lucas, argues Margo Stringfield Pensacola that the humanities are essential to a democratic society and to our Penny Taylor Naples global economy: Robert Taylor Palm Bay As we strive to create a more civil public discourse, a more adaptable Samuel Vickers Jacksonville and creative workforce, and a more secure nation, the humanities and Glenda Walters Lynn Haven social sciences are the heart of the matter, the keeper of the republic—a FHC Staff source of national memory and civic vigor, cultural understanding and Janine Farver Executive Director communication, individual fulfillment and the ideals we hold in common. Barbara Bahr Technology Manager It sounds lofty and abstract, but we see this every day in our work Laurie Berlin Director of Administration here at the Florida Humanities Council—teachers who gain insight and Alex Buell Program Coordinator inspiration from one of our workshops, families experiencing the power Brenda Clark Outreach Coordinator, Teaching Florida of reading and discussing books during our PrimeTime programs, Danica Kelly Data/Fiscal Assistant a community coming together to explore its heritage through our Lisa Lennox Website Administrator traveling Smithsonian exhibition program. It can be difficult to capture and quantify these experiences, Brenda O’Hara Fiscal Officer to articulate their impact on individuals and on society. But what Barbara O’Reilley Communications Director & Editor/FORUM we know with certainty is that democracy can only thrive when Patricia Putman Associate Director children understand the history and values upon which our country Jennifer Snyder Program Coordinator, Teaching Florida was founded and when citizens enjoy lifelong opportunities and Diane Wakeman Director, Teaching Florida civic engagement. To advertise in FORUM, contact: [email protected] FHC FORUM / Vol. XXXVII, No. 3, Fall 2013 © 2013 Florida Humanities Council The magazine of the Florida Humanities Council 599 Second Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5005 (727) 873-2000 Website: www.floridahumanities.org The Florida Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the State of Florida, and private We would like to acknowledge the generous support of the contributors. FHC FORUM is published three times a year and distributed to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the State of Florida, friends of the Florida Humanities Council and interested Floridians. If you wish to Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the be added to the mailing list, please request so in writing or via the website. Views expressed by contributors to the FORUM are not necessarily those of the Florida Florida Council on Arts and Culture. Humanities Council. COVER: This collage of Florida images includes oystermen heading out at dawn off St. Vincent Island by Richard Bickel; folk artists Haydee and Sahara Scull by Bud Lee; novelist Ernest Hemingway, courtesy State Archives of Florida; a Florida river by John Moran; Seminole Chief Jim Billie by Peter B. Gallagher; World War II hero Capt. Colin P. Kelly; Cedar Key fisherman Earl Brown by Carlton Ward Jr.; folklorist/ novelist Zora Neale Hurston; and a Norteño band by Robert L. Stone. table of contents 2 Looking Back, Moving Forward 4 Singing Along Back Roads By Stetson Kennedy 7 A Colorful Enigma: Folk Music in Florida By Peter B. Gallagher 8 America’s first cowmen rode the Florida frontier 20 WWII: Heroes All… By Joe A. Akerman By Howard Troxler 21 The Skirted Soldiers By Gordon Patterson 22 Florida Literature: Many voices thrive By Maurice O’Sullivan 10 Folk Art: Culture with Character By Tina Bucuvalis 11 The Highwaymen By Gary Monroe 12 Killing Mr. Watson 25 This place is crazy! By Peter Matthiessen By Tim Dorsey 13 The Everglades: Florida’s Last Frontier 26 Tourism: Eden to Empire By Peter B. Gallagher By Gary R. Mormino 14 A button reveals warrior’s spirit 29 A Cultural Sea Change By Brent R. Weisman By Michael Jepson 15 Seminole Chief Jim Billie 30 Staying Connected to the Water By Peter B. Gallagher By Michelle Zacks 32 Complexities of Paradise By Al Burt 33 Into the Land of Flowers By Enid Shomer 16 The Suwannee: None Prettier By Harry Crews 17 Florida’s Deep Blue Destiny By Bill Belleville 18 Humanities Alive News and Events of the Florida Humanities Council FLORIDAHUMANITIES.ORG FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL FORUM 1 FORUM is looking back— and moving forward By Barbara O’Reilley EAD ABOUT POETS AND WARRIORS, heroes and hucksters, artists and singers, cowmen and Indians, and much more in this Rissue—a collection of highlights from FORUM’s quarter-century of telling Florida stories. In presenting this colorful retrospective, we are announcing our new online digital archive of past FORUMs. You can now access more than 60 issues of FORUM, published since 1989. Just go to our website, FloridaHumanities.org, and click on “FORUM Archive.” Our partner in offering you this online resource is the wonderful Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, the campus where our offices are located. “We’re delighted to join in a partnership with the Florida Humanities Council to make this rich resource available to the public,” said Carol Hixson, Dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library. “We will continue updating the FORUM archives over the years so that our students, all Floridians, and Internet users around the world will be able to access this unique archive of information about Florida.” But there’s more: In addition to publishing our regular print edition of FORUM, we are also producing an enhanced electronic version of this issue. Go to FloridaHumanities.org to access this special multimedia edition. It provides extra resources and links that expand the magazine content. Here are a few examples for this issue: • After reading Stetson Kennedy’s account of recording folk songs in backwoods Florida during the Depression, just click on a link to listen to many of the actual historical recordings made back then. Hear Kennedy’s co-worker, folklorist/novelist Zora Neale Hurston, sing songs of railroad workers and others. • In addition to reading Joe Akerman’s article about Florida cowmen—America’s first cowboys—you can Dozens of FORUM magazines are stacked on the editor’s desk during research for this retrospective issue, announcing our new online digital archive of a quarter- access numerous historical photos of them and hear century of publications. interviews with Florida cattlemen. • Read Peter B. Gallagher’s profile of Seminole Chief Jim Billie, then watch a video of Billie singing one of his tourism, the effect World War II had on our state, the decline signature songs, “Big Alligator,” and describing how his of historic fishing villages, the power of our beautiful natural young son is learning the ways of the swamp. resources, the promises and complexities of the Florida • Read writer Enid Shomer’s poem “Into the Land of Dream, and more. Flowers,” then listen to our radio interview with her. So turn the page and enter a multidimensional Florida. We hope you enjoy our online multimedia FORUM Then go to FloridaHumanities.org and experience even more. as well as our print issue. Peruse articles about folk art, Everglades characters, Florida writers, the early days of BARBARA O’REILLEY is editor of FORUM.
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