Florida Fun Facts

Introduction vii Strange Florida 1(7) Superlatives and Firsts 8(6) What's in a Name? 14(9) Let's Go to the Map 23(4) Business and Tourism 27(8) Sports 35(9) Let Me Entertain You 44(4) People 48(7) Politics 55(7) Animal, Vegetable, Mineral 62(5) Science, Weather, and The Environment 67(5) History: Age of Exploration (to 1776) 72(5) History: Redcoats to Rebellion (1776-1861) 77(6) History: Civil War in Florida (1861-1865) 83(4) History: The Boom Years (1865-1941) 87(12) History: Modern Florida (Since 1941) 99(9) Florida Stew 108(9) Selected Bibliography 117(2) Sources 119(14) Index to cities and counties 133(7) General index 140