The 2000 election confirmed Florida’s prominence in national elections. Its transformation from a vote poor state of southern democrats to one of the most highly-contested states on the electoral map is a fascinating story. This and other stories can be found in the politics section of our bookshelf.
The following table lists all assets for Politics Books & Film. Please
click the 
icon to download that
asset or the 
icon to preview it in a new window.. Clicking the 
icon will display the asset description.
Filetype |
Title |
Options |
|
A Flash of Green
John D. MacDonald's novel was the source material for A Flash of Green. Ed Harris plays a reporter f ...read more
|
|
|
Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley: African Princess, Florida’slave, Plantation Slaveowner
Both an American slave and a slaveowner—and possibly an African princess—Anna was a teenager when sh ...read more
|
|
|
|
Cracker Messiah, Governor Sidney J. Catts of Florida
Sidney J. Catts, running on a reform platform, overthrew the old Democratic Party in 1916 and was el ...read more
|
|
|
|
Cracker: Cracker Culture in Florida History
For over 200 years scholars have attempted to define the Crackers. But this task is as tough as Flor ...read more
|
|
|
|
Florida City
When a young Japanese woman is found murdered outside a small Florida town in December of 1941, hard ...read more
|
|
|
|
Florida’s Megatrends: Critical Issues in Florida
Florida began the 20th century as the least populated of the southern states, with a rural, agricult ...read more
|
|
|
|
Freedom Never Dies—The Legacy of Harry T. Moore
On Christmas night 1951, Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette went to bed in their white frame hous ...read more
|
|
|
|
From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans: Florida and Its Politics since 1940
David Colburn reveals how Florida gradually abandoned the traditions of race and personality that li ...read more
|
|
|
|
Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida
This lively, anecdotal history provides an intimate look at the University’s last 100 years, from th ...read more
|
|
|
|
Grandeur in Her Daughters. Florida’s Women During the Civil War
Drawing largely on primary-source discoveries, this book recounts the experiences of wives and widow ...read more
|
|
|
|
Hanging Chads: The Inside Story of the 2000 Presidential Recount in Florida
Hanging Chads presents candid and insightful interviews with 11 of the key figures in the post-elect ...read more
|
|
|
|
Harvest of Shame
This landmark 1960 “CBS Reports” documentary exposed the harsh living conditions of America’s migran ...read more
|
|
|
|
Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida
For almost a century and a half, Florida’s land and water endured developers who had little use for ...read more
|
|
|
|
May Mann Jennings
This is the biography of May Mann Jennings, champion of conservation, women’s suffrage, social impro ...read more
|
|
|
|
Orange Journalism: Voices from Florida’s Newspapers
Newspapers in Florida are generally regarded as among the best in the country. Despite its image as ...read more
|
|
|
|
The Best Years of Our Lives
This story focuses on the social readjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a differen ...read more
|
|
|
|
Totch Brown: Tales of the Everglades
Loren G. "Totch" Brown was born on Southwest Florida's Chokoloskee Island in 1920. His tales are mem ...read more
|
|
