Gator country : deception, danger, and alligators in the Everglades / Rebecca Renner.
"David Grann meets Susan Orlean in this page-turning true story of an underground operation into the mysterious world of alligator poaching and its larger than life Floridian characters To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that's what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world of illegal poachers in the Florida Everglades in order to protect the natural world. A head-spinning adventure soon unfolds. Jeff deals with glow-in-the-dark alligators and high-speed airboat rides, but quickly learns that not all poachers are villains. They're simply people trying to survive, fighting against the poverty and greed holding them down. Jeff wants tosolve the mystery of alligator poachers, and in doing so he must venture deeper into a strange ecosystem where right is wrong, and justice comes at the cost of those who've welcomed him into their world. Gator Country is the twisting true story of the impossible choices individuals must make to stay afloat in this world. Through its wholly unique blend of reporting, nature writing, and personal narrative, this book transports readers to vibrant and dangerous Florida landscapes and offers intimate portraits of those who call the region home. Broad in scope and vivid in detail, Gator Country is a fast paced tale of the risks people will take to survive in one of the world's most beautiful yet formidable landscapes and the undercover investigation that threatens to topple the whole scheme."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250842572
- ISBN: 1250842573
- ISBN: 9781250842596
- Physical Description: 276 pages, 8 pages unnumbered plates : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: operation alligator thief -- The chase -- The call -- Soft shell -- This is gator country -- Becoming blackledge -- Alligator Mississippiensis -- Mermaid ivory -- Golden eggs -- The inner circle -- The ballad of Peg Brown -- The hook -- Thefirst egg hunt -- Alone in the swamp -- Suspension of disbelief -- Backup -- Hatching -- On the road -- The golden egg sheet -- The mongoose.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Alligators > Effect of poaching on > Florida > Everglades.
Undercover wildlife agents > Florida > Everglades.
Poaching > Florida > Everglades. - Genre:
- True crime stories.
Available copies
- 28 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | 364.162 REN (Text) | 30229101330396 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 364.1628 REN (Text) | 37807000057686 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | 364.16 REN (Text) | 39488900267131 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 364.162 REN (Text) | 22281500156482 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 364.162 REN (Text) | 31250200088898 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 364.1628 REN (Text) | 31781068798279 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | 364.16 REN (Text) | 0020660191642 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 364.162 R 2023 (Text) | 0112524127921 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | 364.162 REN (Text) | 31420621419889 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 364.162 Renner (Text) | 33115007704464 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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