Alligator hunters, mangroves, and the (mis)adventures of the Ashley Gang in the Florida Everglades.

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Few people today can claim a living memory of Florida's frontier Everglades. Glen Simmons, who has hunted alligators, camped on hammock-covered islands, and pol