Al Burt

Al Burt (1927–2008) worked as a journalist for 45 years, the last 22 of which he spent as a roving Florida columnist for the Miami Herald. The recipient of numerous journalism awards, he was a freelance contributor to many magazines, including The Nation and Historic Preservation, and is the author of several books, among them Al Burt’s Florida: Snowbirds, Sand Castles, and Self-Rising Crackers.