On This Day in Florida History

by Nick Wynne

Book Overview

Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162619646X
• ISBN13: 9781626196469
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 6.9"