Our guest is Ralph Krugler, historian at the Hillsboro Lighthouse and Florida barefoot mailman historian. The barefoot mailmen operated in the late 19th century walking the mail to residents along the Florida frontier on the east and west coasts of the state.
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Craig Pittman is the award-winning author of Oh, Florida!: How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country, The Scent of Scandal, Cat Tale, Manatee Insanity and The State You’re In, and co-author of Paving Paradise. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him “the most destructive force on campus.” Since then he has covered a variety of newspaper beats and quite a few natural disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires and the Florida Legislature.
