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Finding the fountain of youth : Ponce de León and Florida's magical waters
- Title
- Finding the fountain of youth : Ponce de León and Florida's magical waters / Rick Kilby.
- Author
- Kilby, Rick.
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
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Details
- Description
- 131, [5] p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 18 x 26 cm.
- Summary
- A collection of images demonstrating how the myth of the fountain of youth and its magical, restorative waters have been used to promote the state of Florida to tourists and new residents alike.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Introduction: How I found the fountain of youth -- Ponce de León and the myth of the Fountain of Youth -- Magic in the waters : the fantasy of Florida beckons newcomers -- Marketing the myth : inventing an American Eden -- Swimming holes to sinkholes : turning crystal waters into liquid gold.
- Call Number
- JFF 13-1114
- ISBN
- 9780813044873 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0813044871 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012046697
- OCLC
- YBP 2012046697
- Author
- Kilby, Rick.
- Title
- Finding the fountain of youth : Ponce de León and Florida's magical waters / Rick Kilby.
- Imprint
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 13-1114