Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams - A Social History of Modern Florida

From New Spain, to Old South, to New South, to Sunbelt, the story of how and why millions have come to Florida and influenced the enduring but changing meanings of a dreamstate. 52 b&w and 6 color photos, 4 maps.

About the author

Gary Mormino, Duckwall Professor of History at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, is the coauthor of The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and Their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985.

Summary

From New Spain, to Old South, to New South, to Sunbelt, the story of how and why millions have come to Florida and influenced the enduring but changing meanings of a dreamstate. 52 b&w and 6 color photos, 4 maps.

Product details

• Authors: Gary R Mormino, Gary R. Mormino
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.2008
• EAN: 9780813033082
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-3308-2
• No. of pages: 458
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Florida History and Culture (P; Florida History and Culture; Florida History and Culture (P
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous