{"product_id":"florida-in-the-popular-imagination-essays-on-the-cultural-landscape-of-the-sunshine-state-9780786439645","title":"Florida in the Popular Imagination: Essays on the Cultural Landscape of the Sunshine State","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Glassman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 Hemingway; and an overview of several iconic Florida institutions, including Bike Week, the Daytona 500, and Spring Break. The work concludes with a look at Florida's role in the highly controversial presidential election of 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46882654322839,"sku":"9780786439645","price":2842.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786439645.webp?v=1770235880","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/florida-in-the-popular-imagination-essays-on-the-cultural-landscape-of-the-sunshine-state-9780786439645","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}