ISBN:
9780786439645
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (285 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Florida in the Popular Imagination : Essays on the Cultural Landscape of the Sunshine State
DDC:
306.09759
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This book provides the first critical discussion of popular culture in Florida, which began drawing winter visitors before the Civil War and now boasts more than a hundred million visitors annually. These essays explore many facets of Florida's culture, examining such topics as the ever-present specters of Mickey, Shamu, and other theme park staples; early tourist sites enjoyed by tin-can campers before the ubiquitous megaparks elbowed out more organically Floridian attractions; Key West as a mecca of queer culture; the infamous relationship between Key West and its favorite son, Ernest Heming
Description / Table of Contents:
Florida in the Popular Imagination; Table of Contents; Preface; Mickey, Mammals, Movies, and More; Before the Mouse; Where Being Gay Isn't a Drag; The Architecture of Dreams; Weathering the Climate; Taking to the Water; Sunsets, Sunglasses, and Celebrities on the Small Screen; Dangerous Game; Hollywood East; "'If you don't like this town get out and stay out'"; The Space Coast; Cuban Miami; The Highwaymen and Other Black Icons; The Dazzling Lure of Treasure Hunting; Snowbirds Seek Solar Solace; Spring Break; Motorsports Rev Up the Economy; Peculiar Presidential Politics Among the Palm Trees
Description / Table of Contents:
About the ContributorsIndex
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
