Chris:

Marjorie Rawlings' collection titled "When The Whippoorwill" contains Jacob's Ladder plus 10 others. There is wonderful insight into Florida Cracker culture, as she moved from Baltimore to Cross Creek Florida to live among the locals. She is said to have captured the Cracker dialect to near perfection. Hope you can find it -- originally published by Scribners, who, I think, is now owned by McMillan. You might try Amazon.com or e-bay. Good luck!

Paul