Tropic of hopes : : California, Florida, and the selling of American paradise, 1869-1929 / / Henry Knight.
An examination of how land barons, railroad kingpins, and journalists, among others, "sold" Americans on the idea of Florida and California as a paradise within reach.
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Place / Publishing House: | Gainesville : : University Press of Florida,, [2013] 2013 |
Year of Publication: | 2013 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280 pages) :; illustrations |
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