Includes bibliographical references page (417-442) and index.
Contents
Look away Dixieland: the contours of sunbelt Florida -- Florida on the installment plan: the third great land boom -- Tourist empires and the invention of Florida: B.D. (before Disney) and A.D. (after Disney) -- Old folks at home: the graying of Florida -- Sunbelt hues: cold wars, hot markets, and nagging doubts -- Wondrous fruit, bountiful land: from farms to agribusiness -- Machines in paradise: techno Florida -- The internationalization of Florida -- The beach.