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Selling the Sunshine State
Tim Hollis
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Description for Selling the Sunshine State
For more than a century, Florida has thrived on its image as an exotic playground. This book offers a scrapbook of bygone brochures, postcards, souvenirs, and photos, designed to lure northerners into the peninsula. Num Pages: 360 pages, 493 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; AKL; KNSG; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1252.
For more than a century, Florida has thrived on its image as an exotic playground. ""Selling the Sunshine State"" offers a scrapbook of bygone brochures, postcards, souvenirs, and photos, all designed to lure northerners (and fellow southerners) into the peninsula.Tim Hollis' personal collection of Florida memorabilia and mementos lie at the heart of the nearly 500 color images herein. Lovingly assembled, the book is arranged according to the state's traditional tourism department regions, including the Miracle Strip, the Big Bend, and the Gold Coast. This allows readers to discover the lost attractions and sometimes shocking appeals in promotional material created ... Read more
For more than a century, Florida has thrived on its image as an exotic playground. ""Selling the Sunshine State"" offers a scrapbook of bygone brochures, postcards, souvenirs, and photos, all designed to lure northerners (and fellow southerners) into the peninsula.Tim Hollis' personal collection of Florida memorabilia and mementos lie at the heart of the nearly 500 color images herein. Lovingly assembled, the book is arranged according to the state's traditional tourism department regions, including the Miracle Strip, the Big Bend, and the Gold Coast. This allows readers to discover the lost attractions and sometimes shocking appeals in promotional material created ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813032665
SKU
V9780813032665
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-60
About Tim Hollis
Tim Hollis is the author of numerous books celebrating southern popular culture and history, including Dixie Before Disney: 100 Years of Roadside Run and Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast.
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