Allman, T. D. <br/><br/>
Finding Florida :  the true history of the Sunshine State / 
T.D. Allman. 
 - xvii, 556 pages, [16] pages of plates :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Prologue: Natures and names -- pt. 1 : Invasive species. Believe it or not ; The Johnny Appleseed of pigs ; Chert ; The fort, not the fountain -- pt. 2 : Coveting Florida. The West Florida Lone Star Butterfly Effect ; The unseen foe ; Americanization at Negro Fort ; Florida's fake history -- pt. 3 : Osceola's head. Governor DuVal's conspiracy ; Defined by massacre ; Jesup's capitulation ; Alternative Floridians -- pt. 4 : Whistling Dixie. Metropolis of the Branded Hand ; Disambiguation ; Empowering the betweenity ; Triumph of violence ; King Ignorance -- pt. 5 : Project future. Pioneers in Paradise ; Swanee ; The total triumph of Walter P. Fraser ; Location, location, location -- pt. 6 : Florida millennium. Theme park universe ; Cities of the future ; A fateful convergence -- Epilogue: No escape from America. 
<br/><br/> "For generations, the turbulent story of Florida has been distorted and whitewashed. In [this book], T.D. Allman reclaims this remarkable history from the mythmakers, apologists, and boosters"--Dust jacket flap. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802120762 0802120768 9780802122308 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014397613 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Florida--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F311  / .A44 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>975.9