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**A __New York Times__ Bestseller** __Oh, Florida!__ That name. That combination of sounds. Three simple syllables, and yet packing so many mixed messages. To some people, it's a paradise. To others, it's a punch line. As __Oh, Florida!__ shows, it's both of these and, more important, it's a Petri dish, producing trends that end up influencing the rest of the country. Without Florida there would be no NASCAR, no Bettie Page pinups, no Glenn Beck radio rants, no __USA Today__, no "Stand Your Ground," . . . you get the idea. To outsiders, Florida seems baffling. It's a state where the voters went for Barack Obama twice, yet elected a Tea Party candidate as governor. Florida is touted as a carefree paradise, yet it's also known for its perils-alligators, sinkholes, pythons, hurricanes, and sharks, to name a few. It attracts 90 million visitors a year, some drawn by its impressive natural beauty, others bewitched by its manmade fantasies. __Oh, Florida!__ explores those contradictions and shows how they fit together to make this the most interesting state. It is the first book to explore the reasons why Florida is so wild and weird-and why that's okay. Florida couldn't be Florida witho

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Author

Craig Pittman

Publisher

St. Martin's Publishing Group

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781466882171

Category

history

Subjects

Travel, History, Political Science

Rating

4.01 / 5 (282 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14