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    Poetry of a Florida Cowboy
    Poetry of a Florida Cowboy
    Poetry of a Florida Cowboy
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    Poetry of a Florida Cowboy

    By David Carlton

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRustik Haws LLC
    Release dateApr 29, 2020
    ISBN9781952617355
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      Poetry of a Florida Cowboy - David Carlton

      Dedication

      I dedicate this book to the best cowboy I have ever known, my father, Leslie Carlton, and to the lady who has always been my biggest supporter in everything that I ever attempted to do, my mother, Betty Carlton. I also dedicate this to my loving wife, Dawna, who has stood by me through thick and thin, and the remainder of my extended family. Lastly, I dedicate this book to the generations’ of Florida cow hunters who are still living the life. I hope there is something in this book that either entertains or educates everyone who reads it. May God bless you all.

      My Parents, Leslie and Betty Carlton

      I would like to thank three friends who were inspirational to me in finally taking the time to pull this project together Thanks Ken Bhirdo, Sally Breaux Ayres and Honey Kutach for your encouragement.

      I enjoy reading David’s writing because he puts you in the story with him, relating his experiences from the heart. As you read his works you get to know more and more the values, family ties, hard work and struggles in his past that formed him in youth. His style is natural and the words flow easily, as one can almost hear the author uttering the words. Some of David’s works will make you think, others will make you smile, yet others will provide a great history lesson, but above all you will learn something from all of them. Of David, you will learn his good nature, his humor, his sincerity, and his love of life. These distinguishing attributes are shown over and over again in the works in this book.

      Kenneth J. Bhirdo

      The Carlton name is well - known in Central Florida where David was raised, as a family rich in Cracker history. A lot of people claim to be cowboys, but the Carlton’s are the real deal. David’s writings reflect his upbringing –salt of the earth – with a strong family bond, great faith and a sentiment about the past. I don’t claim to know a lot about poetry but I know I love David’s work.

      Mark Cook, Columnist, Radio Host and Editor- in-Chief,

      PewterReport.com

      I would like to say David Carlton has lived the life he writes about and makes it so real that you feel like you are living it with him! I could go on and on because he writes from his heart.

      Sally Carlton Ayers

      Contents

      Dedication

      Introduction

      What is a Cowboy?

      Cowboy’s Life

      Southern Cowboy

      Cow Town Jail

      Custer

      Night Rider

      Stampede

      Shadow

      The Bag

      The Ride

      Morning

      Baxter Black

      Beast

      Bighorn

      Boots and Saddles

      Building Fence

      Cook

      Devil’s Garden

      First Bull Ride

      Gates

      Hard Times

      Headstone

      High In The Mountains

      Too Late

      Jessie James

      Longhorn’s Tail

      The Billy Bowlegs War

      Mosquitoes

      Mr. Bell

      Nagging Old Wife

      Old Wind Mill

      Texas Drought of 2011

      On The Run

      Rank Bull

      Tiger

      Treed

      The Trail

      Epitaph

      Border

      David’s Prayer

      Dinner On The Grounds

      Christmas Past

      Christmas tree Hunting

      Everglades

      Getting Old

      Hard

      If Walls Could Talk

      Maters

      Memories

      Old Friend

      Plastic

      Rain

      Stones

      Texas in Spring

      The Tiki Bar

      Then

      Touchdown Jesus

      The Dash

      Fixed

      Dust Covered Rider

      Fresh Horses

      Aunt Mary

      Family Tree

      Photographs

      Closing Remarks

      Introduction

      Here is a short history lesson for all you cowboys and cowgirls. It’s also about how a cowboy came from the state of Florida?

      What most westerners don’t know is that cattle were first introduced to the North American Continent in 1521, when Ponce De Leon landed on Florida’s west coast. Records indicate that by the 1600’s, the Spanish missions in Florida had over 20,000 head of cattle. It is also reported that Native Americans learned to raise cattle from the Spanish and became very good cattlemen. Some herds were owned independently by Indian chiefs. During the English occupation of Florida, they brought English Shorthorn and English Longhorn cattle to cross with the small Andalusian stock, which pretty much ran wild throughout the whole Florida territory by then. These crosses are now recognized as the Florida Piney Woods cattle of the 1800’s.

      Southwest Florida in the 1800’s was a lucrative market for Florida’s growing herds. Cuba had lost most of her cattle in revolutions, but they had Spanish gold to exchange for Florida cattle. Large cattle herds were driven from all over the Florida Territory to Punta Rassa, South of Tampa, where they were loaded onto ships bound for Cuba. A long pier was built to load cattle on these ships. Before the pier was built, cattle had to be driven into the water and made to swim to the ships side, where a harness was attached to each cow, and with a winch they were lifted aboard. In 1840 alone, 30,000 head of cattle were exported to Cuba from Punta Rassa.

      During the War of Northern Aggression, trade was so profitable that cattlemen risked running Union blockades to get their cattle to market. Florida supplied the Confederate army with over 50,000 head of cattle during the War. Cattle drives from Florida during the War were done to feed a starving Confederacy. The Cow Calvary pushed thousands of cattle north to feed the troops. The cattle were shipped to New Orleans, or driven north to Georgia and South Carolina for distribution. These drives were done in easy stages when possible, so the cattle would not lose weight.

      Weather has always played a part in everyday life in Florida, and made life really tough for cowboys. Sunshine, rain and warm weather made the belly deep grass prairies of Florida an ideal cattle range.

      Cowboys, in the Sunshine State, are also called cow hunters. The only way pioneers could gather these wild cattle, was to hunt them. Territorial Florida was dense with tropical vegetation

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