| Description |
1 online resource (487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Florida -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Allman, T. D. Finding Florida : the true history of the Sunshine State. New York : Grove Press, c2013 487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates 9780802120762 (DLC) 2014397613 |
| ISBN |
9780802120762 |
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9780802193735 (e-book) |
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