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Listen: The Folk ProgramClose-up view showing whipmaker Ernest "Shelby" Braddock braiding a cow whip in the shop at his home in De Land, Florida.
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Series 1577, 2001-2002 Surveys, Space Coast Eastern Mediterranean
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General Note
Florida cowmen use braided leather whips to control the movement of cattle, though the whips seldom actually touch the animals. The cattle respond to the loud "crack" of the whip, without having to be struck. Some people say the name "Florida Cracker" derives from the sounds of cowboys cracking their whips while driving a herd.
Biographical Note
Born on November 15, 1924, he died on June 1, 2007.
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