Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast

Since World War II, tourists have flocked to Florida's northwest Gulf Coast and sun-and-fun spots at Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Pensacola Beach. Every year those visitors number in the millions.

For those who long to recall how the vacationland appeared thirty, forty, or even fifty years ago, Tim Hollis has written Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast.

In a style that informs and entertains, Hollis describes the rise of early developments, such as ...