![]() Hilola’s widower, who the rest of the family simply calls “ The Chief,” hatches a scheme to upgrade the park to enable it to compete with The World of Darkness. Financially, the family is in bad shape as well as the park has been having difficulty competing with The World of Darkness, a brand new theme park that has opened up nearby drawing away many of their potential visitors. Her husband and three teenage children survive her. The story opens on a rather tragic note with the Bigtree family in the midst of suffering all manner of troubles: their clan head, Sawtooth Bigtree, has been fighting a loosing battle with dementia and must now live on a floating nursing home while Hilola, his daughter-in-law, has succumbed to cancer. The novel chronicles the lives of the members of the Bigtree family, a clan of ‘gator wrestlers that own and operate “Swamplandia!” a fictional alligator farm cum theme park located in Florida. ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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