Weeki Wachee, city of mermaids : a history of one of Florida's oldest roadside attractions / text by Lu Vickers ; story research and photograph compilation by Sara Dionne ; foreword by Gary R. Mormino and Raymond Arsenault.
| Author/creator | Vickers, Lu. |
| Other author | Dionne, Sara. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2007. |
| Description | xvi, 295 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 x 27 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Florida history and culture series Florida history and culture series. ^A392400 |
| Contents | Florida : a watery dreamscape -- The human fish -- Wakulla : fit palace for Neptune -- Transforming myth into kitsch -- The forties and fifties : Weeki Wachee's glamour shot -- The sixties : from Elvis to Don Knotts -- The seventies : the era of the mouse -- The eighties : the age of acquisition -- The nineties : from the encyclopedia of bad taste to the tails of yesteryear -- The merlinnium : a return to the sublime. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-288) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006028472 |
| ISBN | 0813030412 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813030418 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV1853.3.F62 V53 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |