{"product_id":"finding-florida-the-true-history-of-the-sunshine-state-paperback","title":"Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. D. Allman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Award and a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the centuries, Florida has been many things: an unconquered realm protected by geography, a wilderness that ruined Spanish conquistadors, \"god's waiting room,\" and a place to start over. Depopulated after the extermination of its original native population, today it's home to nineteen million. The site of vicious racial violence, including massacres, slavery, and the roll-back of Reconstruction, Florida is now one of our most diverse states, a dynamic multicultural place with an essential role in 21st-century America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFinding Florida\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist T.D. Allman reclaims the remarkable history of Florida from the state's mythologizers, apologists, and boosters. Allman traces the discovery, exploration, and settlement of Florida, its transformation from a swamp to \"paradise.\" Palm Beach, Key West, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando boomed, fortunes were won and lost, land was stolen and flipped, and millions arrived. The product of a decade of research and writing, Finding Florida is a highly original, stylish, and masterful work, the first modern comprehensive history of this fascinating place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eT.D. Allman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMiami: City of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRogue State: America at War with the World\u003c\/i\u003e. A native Floridian, Harvard graduate, and former Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal, Allman was for many years the foreign correspondent of \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and is credited with uncovering the CIA's secret war (a phrase he coined) in Laos. He has written about Florida for \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Harper's, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Le Monde, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He divides his time between Miami, New York, and the south of France.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757507838240,"sku":"9780802122308","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c291c49aa3867a369be7dbfe8b8f50dc.webp?v=1780104586","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/finding-florida-the-true-history-of-the-sunshine-state-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}