Bone Mizell: Florida's Legendary Cow Hunter

Bone Mizell is among those characters in Florida history whose reputations endure for years after the time in which they lived.  His real name was Morgan Bonaparte Mizell, and he was a legendary Florida cowboy, or as they called them back then, cowhunter.

Bone is shown above in a painting by Frederic Remington. Bone's father was a fan of the French Emperor, so he chose the little ruler's name for his son's. The name was ironic because Bone grew up to be 6 foot 5 inches tall.

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