Finding Florida : the true history of the Sunshine State / T.D. Allman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allman, T. D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Florida--History.

Florida.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Grove Press, [2013]

Summary:

"For generations, the turbulent story of Florida has been distorted and whitewashed. In [this book], T.D. Allman reclaims this remarkable history from the mythmakers, apologists, and boosters"--Dust jacket flap.

Contents:

Prologue: Natures and names

pt. 1 : Invasive species. Believe it or not ; The Johnny Appleseed of pigs ; Chert ; The fort, not the fountain

pt. 2 : Coveting Florida. The West Florida Lone Star Butterfly Effect ; The unseen foe ; Americanization at Negro Fort ; Florida's fake history

pt. 3 : Osceola's head. Governor DuVal's conspiracy ; Defined by massacre ; Jesup's capitulation ; Alternative Floridians

pt. 4 : Whistling Dixie. Metropolis of the Branded Hand ; Disambiguation ; Empowering the betweenity ; Triumph of violence ; King Ignorance

pt. 5 : Project future. Pioneers in Paradise ; Swanee ; The total triumph of Walter P. Fraser ; Location, location, location

pt. 6 : Florida millennium. Theme park universe ; Cities of the future ; A fateful convergence

Epilogue: No escape from America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780802122308

0802122302