![]() ![]() Journalist, activist, and adventurer, Jane Wood Reno (1913–1992) was one of the most groundbreaking and colorful American women of the twentieth century. “Contains diverting and significant glimpses of pioneer life in early twentieth-century South Florida, of the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples, of Miami as a ‘wide-open’ town where gaming flourished and corruption was rife, and of an adventurous, strong-willed woman’s life.”-Les Standiford, author of Center of Dreams: Building a World-Class Performing Arts Complex in Miami “Reno’s fascinating life story not only reveals the colorful life of a true ‘Florida woman’ from the days when women’s page reporters were relegated to gender-segregated newsrooms but also sheds new light on Depression-era South Florida.”-Peggy Macdonald, author of Marjorie Harris Carr: Defender of Florida’s Environment ![]() Yet I feel I know her from reading George Hurchalla’s fabulous biography of a forgotten Florida icon.”-Jeff Klinkenberg, author of Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life My great regret is that I never got to talk about bass fishing or catch snakes with her. ![]() ![]() “A true genius, a brilliant newspaper reporter, the mother of a future US attorney general, and a hellsapopping Everglades woman, Jane Wood Reno could do it all. This book has most everything because Jane Wood Reno had and did most everything.”-David Lawrence Jr., retired publisher, Miami Herald A ‘Mummy’ and ‘Grandmud’ who cared fiercely for family. Drank too much, smoked too much, cursed too much. A fearless writer in the Miami wilderness ![]()
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