in their conversations, and that the term thereafter was applied to the murals. Some of the studies for the murals are now in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Novel and film In 1943 the Theodore Pratt novel The Barefoot Mailman, based on the story of James Hamilton, was published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York. In 1951 the book was made into a movie starring Robert Cummings, Terry Moore, Jerome Courtland and John Russell. Scout Hike The South Florida Council of Boy Scouts of America sponsors an annual 35-mile, 2-day hike along portions of the trails used by the Barefoot Mailmen. The Scouts carry actual U.S. Mail and are to be totally self-sufficient (except for water) for the entire duration of the hike from Pompano Beach, Florida to South Miami Beach, Florida. Notes References History of the barefoot mailmen URL retrieved January 16, 2008 Further reading History of Florida Postal history of the United States Florida culture 19th century in Florida