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Salustri recreates the ultimate Florida road-trip...Anyone who shuns interstates for backroads in order to rediscover old Florida should rush to buy this lovely book! --Tallahassee Democrat

There are a lot of Florida tourism books that direct readers from one tourist trap to the next, but underneath the Sunshine State's shiny facade reside rich history and diverse culture. This is where Salustri ... comes in ... direct[ing] Florida tourists away from busy theme parks and interstate highways by revisiting the path cut by the 1939 Federal Writers Project (FWP) book, Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State, and taking readers along for the ride. - Booklist Both a love letter to Floridas long forgotten and a clear-eyed analysis of the Floridas we are living in today ... Funny, salty ... , informative and poignant. - Creative Loafing Tampa Delights in letting people know that to really discover Florida, you have to turn off the congested Interstates and explore the state's towns and cities. - New York Times Provides a perspective different from the theme park and beach images most commonly associated with Florida. - Library Journal Salustri recreates the ultimate Florida road-trip...Anyone who shuns interstates for backroads in order to rediscover old Florida should rush to buy this lovely book! - Tallahassee Democrat

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Cathy Salustri is the arts and entertainment editor at Creative Loafing Tampa and lives in Gulfport, Florida.

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