Curious Gulf Coast
Florida Cracker
Clip: Season 1 Episode 3 | 1m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Investigating the origin of the term Florida Cracker
Where did the term "Florida Cracker" originate? Was it a Spanish term for English settlers, or perhaps a reference to early pioneer cattle ranchers? We set out to find the answer.
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Curious Gulf Coast is a local public television program presented by WGCU-PBS
Curious Gulf Coast
Florida Cracker
Clip: Season 1 Episode 3 | 1m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Where did the term "Florida Cracker" originate? Was it a Spanish term for English settlers, or perhaps a reference to early pioneer cattle ranchers? We set out to find the answer.
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