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  • - Iconic Vintage Art of the Sunshine State
    by Doug Alderson
    £17.99

    Using iconic images and many not so well-known illustrations, Nostalgic Florida is apictorial history of all that has come to represent Florida in print media. Chapters laden with vintage images explore the myths and reality of Florida as a tropical Eden. Sections on romantic Florida, Florida's bathing beauties, funny Florida, and working Florida culminates with a chapter on the kitsch that has come to represent the Sunshine State.

  • - Tales from the Florida Back Country
    by Doug Alderson
    £12.99

    Florida''s famous swampsΓÇöfrom the Everglades to Mosquito Lagoon to Tate''s HellΓÇöserve as fitting backdrops for these chilling original stories. Maybe it''s because they are often wet, shadowy places of wild beauty where few people dare to penetrate. They are havens for snakes, alligators, black bears, wildcats, and who knows what. People on the run have often hidden in swamps, while others have gotten lost in the watery expanses; the swamp can be a refuge or a nightmare. Mysterious things just happen in swamps. Maybe it''s because they are often wet, shadowy places of wild beauty where few people dare to penetrate. They are havens for snakes, alligators, black bears, wildcats, and who knows what. People on the run have often hidden in swamps, while others have gotten lost in the watery expanses; the swamp can be a refuge or a nightmare. Where else can you find a ghost baby, or an angry specter, or a lost soul? How about a ghost who is obsessed with the ghost orchid, or an alluring snake woman? Throw in a skunk ape or two and you''ve got the ingredients for many entertaining hours sharing these stories around a campfire or reading them to yourself or out loud.

  • - And Other Tales from the Swamp
    by Doug Alderson
    £10.49

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