Selling Vero Beach: Settler Myths in the Land of the Aís and Seminole

by Kristalyn Marie Shefveland

Book Overview

Separating "Old Florida" myths from realities
in a tourist haven with a deep Indigenous pastThemes of unspoiled paradise tamed by
progress can be seen in stories about pioneer history across the United States,
especially in Florida. Selling Vero Beach explores how settlers from
northern states created myths about the Indian River area on Florida's Atlantic
Coast, importing ideas about the region's Indigenous peoples and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813080533
• ISBN13: 9780813080536
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"