Name/Title
Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine StateEntry/Object ID
975.9 ALLDescription
Over the centuries, Florida has been many things: an unconquered realm protected by geography, a wilderness that ruined Spanish conquistadors, “god’s waiting room,” and a place to start over. Depopulated after the extermination of its original native population, today it’s home to nineteen million. The site of vicious racial violence, including massacres, slavery, and the roll-back of Reconstruction, Florida is now one of our most diverse states, a dynamic multicultural place with an essential role in 21st-century America.
In Finding Florida, journalist T.D. Allman reclaims the remarkable history of Florida from the state’s mythologizers, apologists, and boosters. Allman traces the discovery, exploration, and settlement of Florida, its transformation from a swamp to “paradise.” Palm Beach, Key West, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando boomed, fortunes were won and lost, land was stolen and flipped, and millions arrived. The product of a decade of research and writing, Finding Florida is a highly original, stylish, and masterful work, the first modern comprehensive history of this fascinating place.Collection
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsBook Details
Author
Allman, T.D.Edition
FirstPlace Published
City
New York CityState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
2013Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
975.9 ALLISBN
978-0-8021-2230-8Notes
Copy No.: 1