Florida in the Popular Imagination: Essays on the Cultural Landscape of the Sunshine State

by Steve Glassman

This book provides the first critical discussion of popular culture in Florida, which began drawing winter visitors before the Civil War and now boasts more than a hundred million visitors annually. These essays explore many facets of Florida's culture, examining such topics as the ever-present specters of Mickey, Shamu, and other theme park staples; early tourist sites enjoyed by tin-can campers before the ubiquitous megaparks elbowed out more organically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786439645
• ISBN13: 9780786439645
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher