Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State
- ISBN-10
- 0802120768
- ISBN-13
- 9780802120762
- Series
- Finding Florida
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-05
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
- Author
- T. D. Allman
Description
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.
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