Reddit reviews A Land Remembered

That may be the case in southern states, but the word had a different meaning here in Florida (which is actually less "southern" than the states that border it to the north), a cracker was actually someone who cracked a whip at spanish cows (basically a cowboy) to keep them in the herd while they were grazing in open fields. The term originated back in the 1800s, especially when cow drivers used whips to lead millions of cattle up to the front lines of the Civil War in the 1860s.
A Florida Cracker is nothing more than a cowboy, and there were plenty of black crackers amongst their numbers.
If you'd like to read an amazing historical fiction novel about a Florida Cracker family that will forever change the way you look at Florida, I suggest picking up the book A Land Remembered, by Patrick D Smith. It's so good I give copies of this novel to friends as gifts every year.

Yes, cracker has been turned into a derogatory name, but let's still get our facts straight about the origins of the word as it's used here in Florida. There are still a lot of proud Florida Crackers carrying on the tradition of raising cattle.

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Here's the link for people who can't read the thumbnail that OP posted: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Remembered-Patrick-D-Smith/dp/1561641162

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Yeah I think their name sucks. But obvious Central is taken, West is taken (school somewhere in the Panhandle), they should have taken Gulf Coast when the had the chance, but now that's taken, and just like that all of the geographical possibilities are gone. There's a University of Tampa too, I think. And I guess "Bulls" make sense, kind of. You can see the connection if you've read this incredible book.