Pittman, Craig,

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

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