America's Alligator: A Popular History of Our Most Celebrated Reptile

by Doug Alderson

Book Overview

People have long been fascinated by the American alligator. Ever since humans arrived on the continent more than 15,000 years ago, the American alligator has been both feared and revered, celebrated and scorned, and often hunted for food and hide.

Once tourism began to take hold in the South as a real industry, especially in Florida, the alligator took on iconic and even mythical status. "One of the most picturesque features of Florida has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493048260
• ISBN13: 9781493048267
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 8.7"