310: Seminoles, Retirees and Florida Man: A Brief History of the Sunshine State
As most of America is bundled up in the dead of winter - we’re
wearing our flip-flops, slathering on sunscreen, and basking in the
history of the Sunshine State. On this episode of BackStory,
Joanne, Nathan and Brian learn about the social media phenomeno
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Each week we take a topic that people are t...
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As most of America is bundled up in the dead of winter - we’re
wearing our flip-flops, slathering on sunscreen, and basking in
the history of the Sunshine State.
On this episode of BackStory, Joanne, Nathan and Brian learn
about the social media phenomenon called “Florida Man,” explore
the often overlooked story of the Seminoles, discover how the
state became a mecca for retirees, and find out about the
remarkable efforts of one woman to preserve Florida’s natural
environment.
Image: Welcome to Florida Sign by DonkeyHotey via Flickr
available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY
2.0)
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