Dream State: Eight Generations Of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, And Other Florida Wildlife

Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, And Other Florida Wildlife

Review ... the latest entry in the Florida-sure-is-a-weird-and-wacky-place genre...delves into her family's odd and estimable Florida history, while dispensing free-wheeling political commentary. -- Orlando Magazine...Roberts' ancestors helped settle Florida...all the time weaving themselves into the very fabric of this dangling chad of a state... -- The Florida Archivist...colorful... -- Gainesville SunWith a talent for setting great scenes, Roberts lays out the sweeping history through eight generations... -- Herald (Broward County Edition) Part family memoir, part political commentary, part apologia, Dream State tells the grand and sometimes crazy story of Florida through the eyes of one of its native daughters. Acclaimed journalist and NPR commentator Diane Roberts has many family secrets to tell. Roberts