Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State Contributor(s): Allman, T. D. (Author), Cronin, James Patrick (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1511331232 ISBN-13: 9781511331234 Publisher: Brilliance Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: MP3 CD - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2015 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 975.9 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" L (0.25 lbs) |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: Longlisted for the National Book Award and a Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allman, T. D.: - T.D. Allman is the author of Miami: City of the Future, which spent three years on the Miami Herald bestseller list, Rogue State, and other books. Born in Florida, he is both a former Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal and an Edward R. Murrow Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations. He has reported from more than ninety countries. |
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