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Roaring Reptiles, Bountiful Citrus, and Neon Pies: An Unofficial Guide to Florida’s Official Symbols Hardcover – October 8, 2019

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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
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Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Award With an eye for the illogical and a flair for the irreverent, journalist Mark Lane aims his sharp wit at one of the most intriguing duties of the Florida legislature―signing state symbols into law. In Roaring Reptiles, Bountiful Citrus, and Neon Pies, he spotlights nineteen things that have been proposed and/or appointed to officially define Florida. Lane guides readers through the often-comic historical events that led to the selection of Florida’s official fruit, tree, gem, bird, song, and other items ranging from the well known to the obscure, packing in personal stories and laugh-out-loud moments along the way. Did you know the state slogan was almost “the alligator state”? Or that a mailbox in the shape of the state marine mammal can tell you a lot about a person? Readers will also discover that the bill proposing the state soil caused a crisis in the Senate and that the state play―written in the peculiar genre of symphonic outdoor drama―puts a heroic spin on the grisly European conquest of St. Augustine. “Full of the kind of unnecessary commentary that might cause trouble,” as Lane describes it, this book is also written with affection toward the wide diversity of lives and experiences that make up the state he calls home. He shows that deciding the things that represent us at any given moment is far trickier than it appears. Especially in Florida, a state aptly symbolized by “a lot of contradictions baked into a Key lime pie.”
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  3. Publisher
    University Press of Florida
  4. Publication date
    October 8, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0813066239
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0813066233
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?This old Florida boy has been waiting for such a book for a coon?s age. I learned a lot about the origins of our state?s symbols and laughed a lot while reading. It?s a great combination, like butter and grits.??Jeff Klinkenberg, author of Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life ?An iconoclast, Lane enjoys slaying sacred cows and bloviating politicians who take seriously the mission of designating official state pies, birds, and flowers. Bravo! Floridians need to read the clear and intelligent prose of Mark Lane.??Gary R. Mormino, author of Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida

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“This old Florida boy has been waiting for such a book for a coon’s age. I learned a lot about the origins of our state’s symbols and laughed a lot while reading. It’s a great combination, like butter and grits.”―Jeff Klinkenberg, author of Son of Real Florida: Stories from My Life “An iconoclast, Lane enjoys slaying sacred cows and bloviating politicians who take seriously the mission of designating official state pies, birds, and flowers. Bravo! Floridians need to read the clear and intelligent prose of Mark Lane.”―Gary R. Mormino, author of Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams: A Social History of Modern Florida

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Florida; 1st edition (October 8, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813066239
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813066233
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.69 x 8.5 inches
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    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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Mark Lane

TV and Radio Broadcaster, Author, Charities' Ambassador.

Extremely creative, productive and with a unique perspective on life, landscape design, gardening, art history, architecture, lifestyle, health, wellbeing and disability, Mark Lane has led a remarkable life. He has gained recognition as a first-class landscape designer, being the UK’s first garden designer in a wheelchair, as well as the first BBC gardening presenter in a wheelchair.

Mark Lane, TV broadcaster of the award winning BBC Gardeners’ World, is also a presenter for BBC Gardeners’ World Live and the Royal Horticultural Society’s Flower Shows – Chelsea, Hampton Court Palace, Chatsworth, Tatton. BBC Gardeners’ World is one of the handful of factual TV programmes with a long pedigree of 50 years, viewed by a staggering 3 million people on a weekly basis, in the UK alone. Mark: “I’m here in a wheelchair and I can do these things. First and foremost I am a presenter, who just happens to be in a chair, but if I can be an inspiration to other people, then all the better for it.”

Mark graduated from University College London in Art History with B.A. (Hons). He went on to become the Publishing Director for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Managing Editor for the leading international Arts publisher Thames & Hudson.

In 2001 Mark was in a car accident and had to have operations on his spine, which were complicated by him being born with spina bifida. Following a long rehabilitation period Mark studied garden design through an Open Learning course and has gone on to become the first recognised UK garden designer in a wheelchair.

WRITING

A prolific writer, Mark has been in BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) journal The Garden, Which? Gardening, Landscape & Urban Design magazine, The Guardian newspaper, the Daily Mail newspaper, Daily Express newspaper, Sunday Express newspaper, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper, the Wealden Times magazine, Pro Landscaper, Kent Life and Surrey Homes, Life magazines, Conservation News, Waitrose Weekend, Enable Active magazine, RNOH magazine, Irish Examiner, Somerset County Gazette, Garden News, Darlington and Stockton Times, Irish News, Canterbury INDEX magazine, House Beautiful, House & Garden, and the Press Association.

Mark also has a regular gardening column in Platinum magazine and Waitrose Weekend.

Please contact Mark on 01227 722 172 /mark@marklane.tv

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Susan Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun and Informative Account of Florida Symbols
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020
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As a native Floridian it was fun to catch up on the development of some of the symbols of Florida. As a Miami native we grew up with 'Alligator Alley' and a few other symbols not necessarily known to the central and north Florida. Not suprising to read of the political twists and turns to our symbols.
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Karen Beattie
5.0 out of 5 stars Wit and Wonders!
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2019
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Lane does it again with this book, his third. His historical accuracy combined with his keen wit makes this book a great read for anyone interested in why Florida is such a special place.
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Marlene E.
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s a hoot
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2020
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This was a delightful book - quirky and fun. The author is a hoot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for us Floridians
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2019
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Both informative and funny, and he wasn't just making it up. Interesting book about our state symbols. Worth reading. Thank you, Mr. Lane.
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