Florida's Cattle Ranching Roots - Dr. Jason Herbert

Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by Dr. Jason Herbert to talk about Florida and Seminole history, the role of cattle in identity formation, and where the first cowpeople existed in the United States. Hint: It wasn’t in the Wild West!
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
4:42 - Florida: A Remarkable Place
5:43 - Cattle Ranching...A Product of FL?
7:33 - Explaining Seminole, Alachua and the First Cow People
12:48 - Cattle Origins in FL: The Charismatic Megafauna
21:09 - The First Cowboys in Florida 
22:14 - Feral Cattle
22:33 - The Story of Cowkeeper and the Alachua Communities
25:41 - The Seminolization of Florida
26:57 - From Cow Hunting to Cow Ranching: The Impact of Cattle in Florida
38:38 - The Emergence of the Term 'Cracker' and its Significance in Florida
48:37 - Impacts on Native Peoples in Florida
51:55 - How Jason Came Across This Story
54:33 - Reflecting on the Seminole Wars
58:41 - Floridians as Cow People Even Today
1:06:13 - Exploring Florida's Cattle History: Key Locations
1:09:58 - Where You Can Find Jason

EPISODE LINKS:
Jason Herbert – https://jasonherbert.substack.com
Historians at the Movies – https://www.historiansatthemovies.com
Jason on X and Instagram - @HERBERTHISTORY
Deseret Ranch, Florida - https://www.deseretranches.com
Seminole tribe of Florida – https://www.semtribe.com
Miccosukee tribe of Florida – https://miccosukee.com/miccosukee-tribe-history/
Moses Jumper, Jr. – https://seminoletribune.org/q-and-a-with-moses-bigg-shot-jumper-jr/
Dan Flores - https://projectcoyote.org/about/ambassadors/dan-flores/
Juan Ponce de Leon – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Ponce-de-Leon
Creatures of Empire – https://global.oup.com/academic/product/creatures-of-empire-9780195304466?cc=us&lang=en&
Andalusia, Spain – https://www.britannica.com/place/Andalusia-region-Spain
Hernando de Soto – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernando-de-Soto
Creek – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Creek-people
The Creek War – https://www.britannica.com/event/Creek-War
Panton, Leslie & Company – https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/panton-leslie-company/
William Bartram – https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/naturalists/bartram/
Patriot War – https://www.jaxhistory.org/patriot-war-1812/
Seminole Wars – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seminole-Wars
Florida Cracker Trading Company – https://www.floridacrackerstyle.com
The Land Remembered – https://alandremembered.com
Armed Occupation Act of 1842 – https://myfloridahistory.org/date-in-history/august-04-1842/armed-occupation-act
Osceola – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Osceola-Seminole-leader
Micanopy, Florida – https://micanopytown.com
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park – https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/paynes-prairie-preserve-state-park
Big Cypress Reservation – https://www.semtribe.com/enterprises/big-cypress-reservation
Everglades National Park – https://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm
Brooksville, Florida – https://www.nps.gov/ever/index.htm
Lake Placid – https://www.lakeplacidfl.net
Highlands County, Florida – https://www.highlandsfl.gov
Brighton Reservation – https://www.semtribe.com/enterprises/brighton-reservation
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