Nostalgic Florida
Iconic Vintage Art of the Sunshine State
Erschienen am 1. Oktober 2022
152 Seiten
978-1-68334-324-0 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Using iconic images and many not so well-known illustrations, Nostalgic Florida is apictorial history of all that has come to represent Florida in print media. Chapters laden with vintage images explore the myths and reality of Florida as a tropical Eden. Sections on romantic Florida, Florida's bathing beauties, funny Florida, and working Florida culminates with a chapter on the kitsch that has come to represent the Sunshine State.
Weitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Rowman & Littlefield
Illustrationen
200 Color Photos
Dateigröße
105,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-68334-324-0 (9781683343240)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Weitere Ausgaben
Person
Doug Alderson is a Florida naturalist and writer. He has published many articles in magazines such as Wildlife Conservation, Sierra, and Florida Wildlife, and has written several books on nature in Florida. He is also the author of A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions and Traveling Florida's Seminole Trail (Pineapple Press).
Inhalt
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Romanticized and Paradisiacal Florida
- Fair Maidens and Bathing Beauties
- Funny Florida
- Working Florida
- The Kingdom of Kitsch
- Modern Promotions
- Bibliography
- About the Author
