Frolicking bears, wet vultures, and other oddities : a New York City journalist in nineteenth-century Florida
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Cummings, Amos J. 1841-1902.
Contributors
Milanich, Jerald T.
Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2005.
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Book
ISBN
0813028485, 9780813028484
Physical Desc
xii, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Headquarters Library - Adult ReferenceREF-FLA 975.904 CUM 2005Non-circulating

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Cummings, Amos J. -- (Amos Jay), -- 1841-1902 -- Travel -- Florida.
Florida -- Biography.
Florida -- Description and travel.
Florida -- History -- 19th century.
Journalists -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Natural history -- Florida.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies.
Cummings, Amos J. -- (Amos Jay), -- 1841-1902 -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrckrYF66dqfPgVRrKmVC
Florida. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRBghXPwB89fbdFYcHbM
History
New York (State) -- New York. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRvQh7864Jh4rDGBFDWc
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Biografie.
Biography.
Floride -- Biographies.
Floride -- Descriptions et voyages.
Floride -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.

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Published
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2005.
Language
English
ISBN
0813028485, 9780813028484

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General Note
A collection of twenty articles written by Amos Jay Cummings.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"In 1873, an adventurous New York City newspaper correspondent came to Florida and revealed the beautiful, the odd, and the dangerous to his cosmopolitan readership. "Ziska," a pioneer in human-interest reporting, stripped away the veneer of paradise for the droves of northerners being drawn to this southern wonderland and contrasted the Big Apple with the "land of flowers." No topic was too far removed or unimportant for his readers. Ziska covered rednecks and racists, murderers and mosquitoes, rich soils and poor souls. But who was Ziska?"
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"In Frolicking Bears, Wet Vultures, and Other Oddities, archaeologist-turned-detective Jerald T. Milanich uncovers the mystery of Ziska, who turns out to be Civil War hero, journalist, Tammany boss, and U.S. congressman Amos Jay Cummings. For over a century Cummings and his Florida dispatches lay undiscovered in the New York Public Library. Now Milanich has unearthed these twenty stories, providing introductions and annotations but otherwise allowing Cummings to emerge in his own words."--Jacket.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, A. J. 1., & Milanich, J. T. (2005). Frolicking bears, wet vultures, and other oddities: a New York City journalist in nineteenth-century Florida . University Press of Florida.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Amos J. 1841-1902 and Jerald T. Milanich. 2005. Frolicking Bears, Wet Vultures, and Other Oddities: A New York City Journalist in Nineteenth-century Florida. University Press of Florida.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Amos J. 1841-1902 and Jerald T. Milanich. Frolicking Bears, Wet Vultures, and Other Oddities: A New York City Journalist in Nineteenth-century Florida University Press of Florida, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cummings, Amos J. 1841-1902., and Jerald T Milanich. Frolicking Bears, Wet Vultures, and Other Oddities: A New York City Journalist in Nineteenth-century Florida University Press of Florida, 2005.

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