Sunshine State Almanac and Book of Florida-related Stuff
- ISBN-10
- 1561641782
- ISBN-13
- 9781561641789
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pineapple Press Inc
- Authors
- Phil Philcox, Beverly Boe
Description
- Take an armchair whirl around Florida and digest tidbits of useful facts and fun trivia along the way - Chock-full of statistics, recipes, and photos--a veritable cornucopia of helpful (and just plain fascinating) stuff - How do you build a backyard pond and stock it with tropical flowers? - How can you attract songbirds to your bird feeder? - How many movies have been made in the Sunshine State, and were they gems or flops? - How do you get a license to captain a boat or run your business in Florida? - Includes a long list of what's going on around Florida every month of the year--from clambakes to chill cook-offs, pirate parades to pumpkin-carving contests, Oktoberfests to Christmas celebrations - A handy reference to keep around the house
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