Land of sunshine, state of dreams:a social history of modern Florida
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Published: |
University Press of Florida,
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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. |