A New York Times Bestseller To some people, Florida is a paradise; to others, a punch line.
Oh, Florida explains how Florida secretly, subtly Influences all the other states in the Union, both for good and for ill..
But there is far more to Florida than its sideshow freakiness.
It is the first book to explore the reasons why Florida is so wild and weird--and why that\'s okay.
Oh, Florida explores those contradictions and shows how they fit together to make this the most interesting state.
It attracts 90 million visitors a year, some drawn by its impressive natural beauty, others bewitched by its manmade fantasies.
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\'s a State where the voters went for Barack Obama twice, yet elected a Tea Party candidate as governor.
To outsiders, Florida seems baffling.
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.
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.
A New York Times Bestseller To some people, Florida is a paradise; to others, a punch line
