Florida's snowbirds : spectacle, mobility, and community since 1945 /

"Every year when the temperature drops below freezing, countless people do as the thermometers do -- head south. Since the end of the Second World War, Florida has been one of the most desired vacation and retirement destinations for generations of "snowbirds." Florida's Snowbird...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Desrosiers-Lauzon, Godefroy, 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal [Québec] ; London ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2011]
Temas:
1900-1999
Tourism > Florida.
Retirement, Places of > Florida.
Canadians > Retirement > Florida.
Tourisme > Floride.
Lieux de retraite > Floride.
Canadiens > Retraite > Floride.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
HISTORY > North America.
Tourism
Retirement, Places of
Manners and customs
Canadians
Retirement
Travel
Twentieth century
Florida > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Florida > Description and travel.
Florida.
Floride > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Floride.
Floride > Descriptions et voyages.
Florida
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: Why Florida Matters
  • Chapter one. Florida Dreaming
  • Chapter two. The Dream Next Door: Going to Florida
  • Chapter three. Roosting in Eden
  • Chapter four. From Eden to Babel
  • Chapter five. From Babel to the Clubhouse: Snowbirds in Search of Community
  • Chapter six. A Canadian Snowbird Case Study
  • Chapter seven. Coming Home: What Florida Means to the North
  • Conclusion.

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