Dreams in the New Century : Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point
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| Title: | Dreams in the New Century : Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point |
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| Description: | Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Florida NonfictionFlorida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Book AwardA leading Florida historian explores one of the state's most consequential erasIt was a time of stunning episodes of boom and bust, an era of extremes, a decade of historic changes that point to Florida's future. In this book, eminent historian Gary Mormino illuminates early twenty-first-century Florida and its connections to some of the most significant events in contemporary American history.Following Mormino's milestone work Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams, which details the dynamic history of Florida from 1950 to 2000, Dreams in the New Century explores the state's tumultuous next chapter, a period that included the Bush v. Gore election, 9/11, the housing bubble and Great Recession, and the election of Barack Obama. During these years the Elián González story engrossed the country, Tim Tebow rose to football fame, and Donald Trump became a Florida celebrity. From hurricanes to Ponzi schemes, red tides, climate change, “Stand-Your-Ground” gun law, demographic diversity, and more, Florida offered nonstop news fodder that reflected its extraordinary internal trends and its importance in the nation.As Mormino shows, Florida is a place of deep conflicts—North and South, liberal and conservative, newcomer and local, growth and conservation—with histories that can be traced back centuries. In 2000-2010, Mormino argues, these tensions collided to produce a “Big Bang” that will continue to resonate in years to come. Mormino takes stock of this crucible of change and explains the social, cultural, and political intricacies of a state the world struggles to understand. Dreams in the New Century unravels Florida's complicated recent history in a gripping, informative, and fascinating narrative. |
| Authors: | Gary R. Mormino |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | History, Social conditions, Civilization, Politics and government, Social aspects |
| Categories: | HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), HISTORY / United States / 21st Century |
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