Finding Florida

Finding Florida
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Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Total Pages : 578
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ISBN-10 : 9780802120762
ISBN-13 : 0802120768
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Finding Florida by : T. D. Allman

Download or read book Finding Florida written by T. D. Allman and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive look at the history of the state of Florida, from its discovery, exploration, and settlement through its becoming a state, to notable events in the early twenty-first century.

Government in the Sunshine State

Government in the Sunshine State
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 167
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ISBN-10 : 0813016525
ISBN-13 : 9780813016528
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Government in the Sunshine State by : David R. Colburn

Download or read book Government in the Sunshine State written by David R. Colburn and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "David Colburn and Lance deHaven-Smith have long been two of Florida's most respected and insightful political commentators, so it comes as no surprise that they have authored such an interesting and eminently readable analysis of the Sunshine State's dynamic political history and culture. [They] powerfully demonstrate how Florida's eclectic mix of people, ideas, economic activities, and environmental treasures gives us a preview of the challenges and opportunities that the United States will confront in the 21st century."--Bob Graham, U.S. Senator From the foreword: "I strongly encourage all citizens to read this important book so that they will understand how Florida's history has shaped its current political environment and helped determine the issues that are crucial to the state's development. . . . This wonderful book provides a starting point for Floridians to recommit themselves to the American experiment."--Governor Reubin O'D. Askew "The general public will join Florida historians in welcoming this succinct and artfully told story of Florida's state, county, and municipal governments since statehood in 1845. The authors, who are among the most accomplished scholars in their field, have taken a complex historical chronology and organized it into easy-to-grasp central themes. As a result, the reader readily understands that this is not a fact and date-ridden textbook but an attractive, fast-moving narrative garnished with pithy insights, unusual juxtapositions, and unexpected wit. The amount of information here is impressive, but political science in Florida has rarely been rendered so palatable. Savor it!"--Michael Gannon, author of Florida: A Short History Whether new to Florida or a rare native, you probably find the state's government confusing, if not downright mystifying--the role of southern politics in a state that seems so unsouthern bewilders more than a few newcomers. In this lively introduction to Florida's political history, David Colburn and Lance deHaven-Smith explain the evolution of Florida's government, and the forces that affected that evolution, from 1845 to the present. Florida's heritage has been shaped by Native American and Spanish roots, colonial ties to Great Britain, a Deep South culture marked by racial strife and the Civil War, and, most recently, economic and immigration dynamics that link it to the Sunbelt States, the Caribbean, and South America. These richly diverse ethnic, racial, and regional influences combine to make Florida politics complex, contradictory, occasionally bizarre, but seldom dull. Addressing how all this diversity has shaped government, and what it means for the 21st century, the authors offer a concise, readable history of Florida's political development over the last 150 years and of the issues facing the state today--information essential to all Floridians, including new voters, new residents, and newly elected officials, as well as seasoned political observers. David R. Colburn is professor of history and director of the Reubin O'D. Askew Institute on Politics and Society at the University of Florida. He is the coeditor of The African American Heritage of Florida (UPF, 1995), author of Racial Change and Community Crisis: St. Augustine, Florida, 1877-1980 (UPF, 1991), and coauthor of Florida's Gubernatorial Politics in the Twentieth Century (UPF, 1981). He writes regularly on state and national politics in the Orlando Sentinel. Lance deHaven-Smith is professor of public administration and associate director of the Florida Institute of Government at Florida State University. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of ten books, including Environmental Concern in Florida and the Nation (UPF, 1991), The Florida Voter, and Almanac of Florida Politics. He and David Colburn coedited Amid Political, Cultural and Civic Diversity: Building a Sense of Statewide Community in Florida.

Sunshine State

Sunshine State
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9780062434883
ISBN-13 : 0062434888
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Sunshine State by : Sarah Gerard

Download or read book Sunshine State written by Sarah Gerard and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay • Finalist for the Southern Book Prize A New York Times Critics’ Best Books of the Year • An NPR Best Book of the Year • A NYLON Best Nonfiction Book of the Year • A Buzzfeed Best Nonfiction Book of the Year • An Entrophy Magazine Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year • A Brooklyn Rail Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year • A Baltimore Beat Best Book of the Year A Paris Review Staff Pick • A Chicago Tribune Exciting Book for 2017 • A Rolling Stone Culture Index Reccomendation • A Buzzfeed Most Exciting Book for 2017 • A The Millions Great 2017 Book Preview Pick • A Huffington Post 2017 Preview Pick • A NYLON Best 10 Books of the Month • A Lit Hub 15 Books to Read This Month A Poets & Writers New and Noteworth Selection • A PW Top 10 Spring Pick in Essays & Literary Criticism • An Emma Straub Reccomendation on PBS “One of the themes of ‘Sunshine State,’ Sarah Gerard’s striking book of essays, is how Florida can unmoor you and make you reach for shoddy, off-the-shelf solutions to your psychic unease…. The first essay is a knockout, a lurid red heart wrapped in barbed wire.... This essay draws blood.” — Dwight Garner, New York Times "Unflinchingly candid memoir bolstered by thoughtfully researched history…. A nuanced and subtly intimate mosaic… her writing, lucid yet atmospheric, takes on a timeless ebb and flow.” — Jason Heller, NPR.org "Stunning." — Rolling Stone “These large-hearted, meticulous essays offer an uncanny x-ray of our national psyche... showing us both the grand beauty of our American dreams and the heartbreaking devastation they wreak.” — Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You Sarah Gerard follows her breakout novel, Binary Star, with the dynamic essay collection Sunshine State, which explores Florida as a microcosm of the most pressing economic and environmental perils haunting our society. In the collection’s title essay, Gerard volunteers at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, a world renowned bird refuge. There she meets its founder, who once modeled with a pelican on his arm for a Dewar’s Scotch campaign but has since declined into a pit of fraud and madness. He becomes our embezzling protagonist whose tales about the birds he “rescues” never quite add up. Gerard’s personal stories are no less eerie or poignant: An essay that begins as a look at Gerard’s first relationship becomes a heart-wrenching exploration of acquaintance rape and consent. An account of intimate female friendship pivots midway through, morphing into a meditation on jealousy and class. With the personal insight of The Empathy Exams, the societal exposal of Nickel and Dimed, and the stylistic innovation and intensity of her own break-out debut novel Binary Star, Sarah Gerard’s Sunshine State uses the intimately personal to unearth the deep reservoirs of humanity buried in the corners of our world often hardest to face.

Government in the Sunshine

Government in the Sunshine
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 408
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D03588166I
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (6I Downloads)

Book Synopsis Government in the Sunshine by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Reorganization, Research, and International Organizations

Download or read book Government in the Sunshine written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations. Subcommittee on Reorganization, Research, and International Organizations and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Government in the Sunshine

Government in the Sunshine
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 426
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105110704843
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Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Government in the Sunshine by : United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations Committee

Download or read book Government in the Sunshine written by United States. Congress. Senate. Government Operations Committee and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Government in the Sunshine

Government in the Sunshine
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044032023285
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Government in the Sunshine by :

Download or read book Government in the Sunshine written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers S. 260.

An Interpretive Guide to the Government in the Sunshine Act

An Interpretive Guide to the Government in the Sunshine Act
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Publisher : American Bar Association
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 1590315847
ISBN-13 : 9781590315842
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Book Synopsis An Interpretive Guide to the Government in the Sunshine Act by : Richard K. Berg

Download or read book An Interpretive Guide to the Government in the Sunshine Act written by Richard K. Berg and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2005 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition reexamines the Sunshine Act since it was originally signed in 1977. The authors have analyzed more than 150 court decisions that have interpreted or mentioned the Act, and have reviewed the legal literature over the past 28 years.