{"product_id":"the-snakes-that-ate-florida-reporting-essays-and-criticism-hardcover","title":"The Snakes That Ate Florida: Reporting, Essays, and Criticism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected pieces on nature, history, politics, and urban culture from a master of the nonfiction narrative. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting on subjects as diverse as the megafires that burned the grasslands of the Great Plains in 2018, the tragic secret life of the manufacturer of maraschino cherries, the world's largest beaver dam, and the invasive Burmese pythons of the Florida Everglades, Ian Frazier captures the multiplicity, the strangeness, and the wonder of contemporary life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of pieces--consisting of features and reportage for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines beginning in 1974, alongside work published as recently as 2024--showcases the wide-ranging play of Frazier's imagination. Astute and engaged, he is the supreme chronicler of the everyday, and a unique social and political anthropologist. More than fifty years of keen observation and avid curiosity come together in \u003ci\u003eThe Snakes That Ate Florida: \u003c\/i\u003e wry, humane, and endlessly surprising, this volume once again confirms Frazier as one of the finest (and most delightful) essayists writing today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Frazier\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eParadise Bronx\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravels in Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDating Your Mom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoyote v. Acme\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other classic works of nonfiction and humor, all published by FSG. A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023738355901,"sku":"9780374603106","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/jDUugfO_2s9780374603106.webp?v=1782630529","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/the-snakes-that-ate-florida-reporting-essays-and-criticism-hardcover","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}