Made In The Sunshine State
New Book Outlines 25 People Who Shaped Florida
Florida is known for its beaches, sunshine and theme parks. But there's another side of this peninsula once an insect-ridden swampland. And authors George S. LeMieux and Laura E. Mize want to introduce you to the people who made the Sunshine State what it is today with their new book, "Florida Made: The 25 Most Important Figures Who Shaped the State."
Among them are recognizable figures like Henry Flagler, Walt Disney and Wayne Huizenga as well as lesser known heroes, like a doctor who developed the forerunner to modern air-conditioning and a Barbados native who saved the orange industry after the 1835 freeze. LeMieux, chairman of the board of Gunster law firm, is a former senator and Florida native who also served as the state's attorney general. Mize is a freelancer writer and former Palm Beach Post reporter who has written about Florida business, culture, food and agriculture.
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