Oh, Florida!: Craig Pittman’s Joyful Ode to the Weirdest State
Why is Florida so wonderfully strange, and why does the rest of the country love to watch? Veteran journalist Craig Pittman answers with affection and a wicked sense of humor in Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.
Pittman, a seventh-generation Floridian and longtime reporter, makes a delightful argument. The state’s reputation for oddity is well earned, he admits, but that same eccentricity has shaped American music, food, sports, and culture in ways most people never realize. From theme parks to space launches to the quirks of its swampy frontier, Florida punches far above its weight.
The book is packed with surprising history and laugh-out-loud anecdotes, all told by a writer who clearly adores his complicated home. Rather than mocking the state, Pittman celebrates it, finding the heart beneath the quirks and the logic behind the lunacy.
It is the ideal read for anyone who loves Florida or simply wants to understand it better, a warm and witty tour of the place we call home. Pick up Oh, Florida! by Craig Pittman for a grin on every page.
