How Long to Read Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams

How Long Does it Take to Read Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 20 minutes to read Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams by Gary R Mormino

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Florida is a story of astonishing growth, a state swelling from 500,000 residents at the outset of the 20th century to some 16 million at the end. As recently as mid-century, on the eve of Pearl Harbor, Florida was the smallest state in the South. At the dawn of the millennium, it is the fourth largest in the country, a megastate that was among those introducing new words into the American vernacular: space coast, climate control, growth management, retirement community, theme park, edge cities, shopping mall, boomburbs, beach renourishment, Interstate, and Internet. 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. Gary Mormino ranges far and wide across the landscape and boundaries of a place that is at once America's southernmost state and the northernmost outpost of the Caribbean. From the capital, Tallahassee--a day's walk from the Georgia border--to Miami--a city distant but tantalizingly close to Cuba and Haiti--Mormino traces the themes of Florida's transformation: the echoes of old Dixie and a vanishing Florida; land booms and tourist empires; revolutions in agriculture, technology, and demographics; the seductions of the beach and the dynamics of a graying population; and the enduring but changing meanings of a dreamstate. Beneath the iconography of popular culture is revealed a complex and complicated social framework that reflects a dizzying passage from New Spain to Old South, New South to Sunbelt.

How long is Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams?

Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams by Gary R Mormino is 487 pages long, and a total of 125,159 words.

This makes it 164% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 23 minutes to read Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams aloud.

What Reading Level is Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams?

Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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