From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans: Florida and Its Politics since 1940

by David R. Colburn

Overview

Likely to raise hackles among Democrats and Republicans alike, this dynamic history of modern Florida argues that the Sunshine State has become the political and demographic future of the nation. David Colburn reveals how Florida gradually abandoned the traditions of race and personality that linked it to the Democratic Party. The book focuses particularly on the population growth and chaotic gubernatorial politics that altered the state from 1940, when it was a sleepy impoverished southern outpost, to the present and the emergence of a dominant Republican Party.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813047140
Publisher:	University Press of Florida
Publication date:	09/17/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

David R. Colburn, professor of history and director of the Askew Institute at the University of Florida, is the author, coauthor, or editor of thirteen books, including Florida's Megatrends and Government in the Sunshine: Florida Politics Since 1845. Colburn served as provost and senior vice president of the University of Florida for five years.