Florida is the third largest state in the U.S. and gets millions of tourists each year. But back in the early 1900s, the state was mostly undeveloped swampland and had quite a different reputation.
During the Roaring ‘20s, the Sunshine State experienced a huge land boom due to the work of entrepreneurs, movie stars and scoundrels, and began to attract wealthy entrepreneurs and eager vacationers.
In his new book, "For Sale- American Paradise: How Our Nation Was Sold an Impossible Dream in Florida" (Rowman & Littlefield/2016), Willie Drye chronicles how the tropical paradise was born.
Host Frank Stasio talks with Drye, author and retired journalist, about his new book. Drye reads at The Regulator Bookshop in Durham at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11.
