S2 Ep114: FLORIDA SPECTACULAR with Cathy Salustri: E169 Researching Florida Spectacular, The Book

Tampa Bay Podcast Archive

E169 The Making of Florida Spectacular: Rick Kilby and Cathy Salustri talk about what went into researching Cathy's new book, Florida Spectacular. They also talk about how to approach Florida history that challenges traditional interpretations of historic events, what Cathy learned from the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and why the ideas of "Florida Man" and "Real Florida" both hurt the Sunshine State.
Useful Links
Florida Spectacular
The Idea of Florida
Florida's Healing Waters
Cathy Salustri's new book published by University Press of Florida debuts this month by the same name, Florida Spectacular, on sale locally in Gulfport and online. Discover Florida in a new light through little-known moments from its fascinating history
Cathy Salustri’s delightful, insightful book takes us on a trip through sapphire springs, wetlands alive with birdsong, and other hidden corners of this multifarious state. Salustri veers off the well-trodden path of Sunshine State ridicule to give us a well-researched, impeccably reported human and natural history of the landscapes that make this state so compelling.”—Diane Roberts, author of Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida Wildlife
GET THE BOOK https://www.amazon.com/Florida-Spectacular-Extraordinary-Places-Exceptional/dp/081308069X
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