Land of sunshine, state of dreams:a social history of modern Florida

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mormino Gary Ross 1947-
Published: University Press of Florida,
Publisher Address: Gainesville
Publication Dates: c2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: The Florida history and culture series
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Carrier Form: xvii, 457 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0813028183 (acid-free paper)
Index Number: F171
CLC: F171.27
K712.9
Call Number: K712.9/M865
Contents: Includes bibliographical references p. ([417]-442) and index.
Look away Dixieland: the contours of sunbelt Florida -- Florida on the installment plan: the third great land boom -- Tourist empires and the invention of Florida: B.D. (before Disney) and A.D. (after Disney) -- Old folks at home: the graying of Florida -- Sunbelt hues: cold wars, hot markets, and nagging doubts -- Wondrous fruit, bountiful land: from farms to agribusiness -- Machines in paradise: techno Florida -- The internationalization of Florida -- The beach.