Sunburnt ole buddy, I agree with the substance of your post, except for your use of the word cracker...
Those that use the word 'CRACKER' in a racist framework, don't have a clue about what a real Southern cracker was, and continues to be to this day....
BTW, Crackers were of any and all races, it was about the job, not the race or skin color.
The chief tool of the Florida cowboy in the 18th century was a strong whip, and when he cracked it to herd the cattle along, it sounded like a gunshot. These whips were 12 to 18 feet of braided buckskin fastened to a handle of 12-15 inches long. As a result of this sound, which sometimes resounded for several miles, these cowboys were called “crackers.”
Decades before the cowboys of Texas were driving cattle through Oklahoma and Kansas on the Chisholm Trail, the Florida Crackers were spending weeks or months on cattle drives across difficult marshes and dense scrub woods, from central Florida to Jacksonville, Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina.
A quick read here can help anyone with a little knowledge, to replace the blatant ignorance.
Cracker Cowboys of Florida – Legends of America
The chief tool of the Florida cowboy in the 18th century was a strong whip and when he cracked it to herd the cattle along, it sounded like a gunshot.
www.legendsofamerica.com
