The Green Jeep is a story of a boy's reclamation, set in 1960's Florida cow country. When he was 18, Howard Jones moved to Okeechobee, Florida, to live with his mother and her new rancher husband. It is his personal tale of how an immature, cynical boy was transformed into a confident and caring young man because of the unconditional love and wisdom of a stepfather (and a few other Cracker characters). From the remarkable memory of veterinarian and research professor, Howard Jones, come these tales of roundups, cow-pens, dogs, horses, tractors, citrus groves and men with whom he worked on a...

This entertaining collection of stories is the second book written by retired veterinarian Howard Jones. He has reached back into his storehouse of childhood memories and retold some of the tales given to him, but with a Cracker Cowboy twist Some are pure fantasy, but some are true and inspiring stories. Dr. Jones has let his view of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west inspire him to think and imagine how these stories would be told in Florida Cracker Country.