This book presents an engaging array of Florida collectibles, ephemera, souvenirs, and nostalgic items along with highlights of Florida history, its culture, and a price guide. Through postcards, tablecloths, ceramics, clothing, jewelry, dolls, figurines, and much more, it celebrates the tourist culture that populated Florida from the 1900s through the 1970s.

The perfect gift for anyone who loves the "real Florida, " this limited collector's edition contains both Al Burt classics, both signed by the author, and both jacketed with evocative Florida landscapes by James F. Hutchinson, whose work also appears on the box cover. Two Burts, three Hutchinsons, and Florida at its best, all in one boxed set!

"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.

A collection of single items pertaining to Florida including imprints, publications, photocopies, and other materials. Includes speeches of congressmen David Levy Yulee of Florida and James Belser of Alabama urging admittance of Florida into the Union in 1845.

" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.