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Overview"""In this exciting book part political history, part travelogue Dorothy Smiljanich sheds light on 1960s Florida with her vivid portrayal of one of Florida's most colorful political figures, Scott Kelly. Mayor of Lakeland at 28 and legislative power broker in his 30s, Kelly strode a wide path in the swirling political cauldron of 1960s Florida. Kelly twice came within an eyelash of being governor. This vivid portrayal of Kelly's life begins in the Old Florida of tobacco and turpentine, and concludes with the New Florida of huge housing developments and super expressways, a Florida Kelly helped create.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dorothy Weik SmiljanichPublisher: Florida Historical Society Press Imprint: Florida Historical Society Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.413kg ISBN: 9781886104327ISBN 10: 1886104328 Pages: 233 Publication Date: 30 September 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsIn this exciting book part political history, part travelogue Dorothy Smiljanich sheds light on 1960s Florida with her vivid portrayal of one of Florida s most colorful political figures, Scott Kelly. Mayor of Lakeland at 28 and legislative power broker in his 30s, Kelly strode a wide path in the swirling political cauldron of 1960s Florida. Kelly twice came within an eyelash of being governor. This vivid portrayal of Kelly s life begins in the Old Florida of tobacco and turpentine, and concludes with the New Florida of huge housing developments and super expressways, a Florida Kelly helped create. -- James M. Denham Professor of History, Florida Southern College "In this exciting book part political history, part travelogue Dorothy Smiljanich sheds light on 1960s Florida with her vivid portrayal of one of Florida s most colorful political figures, Scott Kelly. Mayor of Lakeland at 28 and legislative power broker in his 30s, Kelly strode a wide path in the swirling political cauldron of 1960s Florida. Kelly twice came within an eyelash of being governor. This vivid portrayal of Kelly s life begins in the Old Florida of tobacco and turpentine, and concludes with the New Florida of huge housing developments and super expressways, a Florida Kelly helped create. -- James M. Denham ""Professor of History, Florida Southern College""" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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