Florida, a Bicentennial History.
1976 · New York
by Jahoda, Gloria.
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., American Association for State and Local History, 1976. Octavo, gray cloth (hardcover), burgundy spine label, gilt letters and emblem to upper cover, xi + 210 pp. Very Good, with light wear to head of spine. Gloria Jahoda unfolds the colorful story in this book, from the gold-seeking conquistadores of Spain, and the alleged search for a fountain of youth, to today’s vast influx of tourists and the retired in search of sun, health, and the delights of Disney World. Residents, as well as those who wish they were, will find this history as richly vivid as the state itself -- orange groves and “pork chop” politicians, Seminoles in the Everglades and Cubans in Ybor City and Miami, “The Four Hundred “ of Palm Beach and the elderly poor of South Beach, Andrew Jackson, Bras Coupe, and the moon shots from Caper Canaveral.... (Inventory #: 51232ns)