Oh, Florida! : how America's weirdest state influences the rest of the country /
Craig Pittman.
- First edition.
- x, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 305) and index.
Prologue: the punch line state -- Growing up Floridian -- Flirting with disaster -- Getting stucco -- Trading gators for beer -- On the beach -- Road warriors -- The tower of power -- The gunshine state -- Bad boys -- God's waiting room -- Schoolhouse rock -- You bet your life -- Space invaders -- See you in the funny papers -- The sinshine state -- Confederacy of dunces -- The friends of Emma Jones -- A whole new you -- Epilogue: the unified theory of Florida.
A fun- and fact-filled New York Times bestselling investigation into why the Sunshine State is the weirdest but also the most influential state in the Union
9781250071200 (hardcover)
Florida--Description and travel. Florida--Civilization. Florida--Descripción y viaje Florida--Civilización