The Wahoo Bobcat by Joseph Wharton Lippincott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an extraordinary tale that dives deep into a narrative of natural Florida. Few books have gone to the length that, author, Lippincott accomplishes with this book. Adding to the amazement is that this book is part of a series that tend to feature natural areas in different parts of America. Lippincott would seem to be a native that is intimate with natural Florida, not just an author researching and learning about our Florida flora and fauna.

The story is more of a chronicle of the life of a bobcat. Lippincott does an excellent job of writing of the very real Wahoo Swamp and the people that lived in the area at the setting of the late 1800s. Lippincott well depicts the methods of hunting, farming and the drainage and flooding of the swamp.

To make this work Lippincott humanizes the bobcat, and other critters, a bit with tacked on emotions and reason. The effort works well and well presents the animals included lives. The writing of the dogs involved is very well done as canines with one tract minds. The panther’s presentation is perfect as nearly a mystical force that slips as a shadow in and out of the swamp until cornered.

There are a tiny, few concerns of accuracy of water flow and techy stuff that only someone like me would pick up on. Have to set that aside to look at the whole.

Bottom line: I highly recommend this book. 10 out of 10 points.

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