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with its emphasis on how individuals and communities actually cope with overwhelming problems

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Nostalgic Florida John A. Chiles with its emphasis on howUsing 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, Floridas bathing beauties, funny Florida, and working Florida culminates with a chapter on the kitsch that has come to represent the Sunshine State.