Social History of Modern Florida lecture
Dr. Gary Mormino, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, will discuss his new book “Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida” on Tuesday, June 21 at 4:00 p.m. in the Special Collections Research Room of Smathers Library.
“Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams” attempts to understand the firestorm of change that erupted into modern Florida by examining the great social, cultural and economic forces driving its transformation.
“This is the first comprehensive social history of Florida in any of its epochs. A brilliant compilation of data, it will be the standard against which all future such efforts in Florida will be measured,” said Michael Gannon, professor emeritus, University of Florida.
Dr. Mormino is co-director of the new Florida Studies Program at USF St. Petersburg. He was a faculty member on USF’s Tampa campus for 26 years and is the Frank E. Duckwall professor.
The lecture is sponsored by the Howe Society, which supports the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections of the George A. Smathers Libraries. Free and open to the public. For further information, call (352) 392-9075, ext. 200.
