Charlie Hailey is an architect, writer, and professor of architecture at the University of Florida. He is the award-winning author of six books, including The Porch: Meditations on the Edge of Nature and Slab City: Dispatches from the Last Free Place.

“An enormous achievement—a copiously researched, evocatively written, and deeply felt love letter to Florida’s wondrous fish camps.”—Andrew Furman, author of Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness“Hailey’s approach to the subject of fish camps is fascinating and interesting, and this book serves as a historical document for a much-loved feature in our state.”—Tommy Thompson, author of The Saltwater Angler’s Guide to Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida

Charlie Hailey is an architect, writer, and professor of architecture at the University of Florida. He is the award-winning author of six books, including The Porch: Meditations on the Edge of Nature and Slab City: Dispatches from the Last Free Place.

“An enormous achievement—a copiously researched, evocatively written, and deeply felt love letter to Florida’s wondrous fish camps.”—Andrew Furman, author of Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness“Hailey’s approach to the subject of fish camps is fascinating and interesting, and this book serves as a historical document for a much-loved feature in our state.”—Tommy Thompson, author of The Saltwater Angler’s Guide to Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida

Charlie Hailey is an architect, writer, and professor of architecture at the University of Florida. He is the award-winning author of six books, including The Porch: Meditations on the Edge of Nature and Slab City: Dispatches from the Last Free Place.

“An enormous achievement—a copiously researched, evocatively written, and deeply felt love letter to Florida’s wondrous fish camps.”—Andrew Furman, author of Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness“Hailey’s approach to the subject of fish camps is fascinating and interesting, and this book serves as a historical document for a much-loved feature in our state.”—Tommy Thompson, author of The Saltwater Angler’s Guide to Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida