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Backroads of Florida: Your Guide to Great Day Trips & Weekend Getaways (Backroads of ...) |  | Authors: Paul M. Franklin, Nancy Joyce Mikula
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Category: Book
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Edition: First
Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0760332266
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.590464
EAN: 9780760332269
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Publication Date: April 4, 2009
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Product Description
Away from the bustle of Miami Beach and the tourist extravaganza of Disney World, another Florida beckons to those looking for backroads adventure, quieter fare, or more discriminating fun. This is the Florida where backroads and secret splendors unfold in a landscape rich in the flavors and colors of ancient indigenous cultures, early European settlements, Civil War battles, and myriad Caribbean influences. Authors Paul Franklin and Nancy Mikula take you to every corner of the Sunshine State, from the Panhandle to the Florida Keys, with journeys along miles of spectacular coastline and forays into the wonders of lush interior forests, pristine lakes, and otherworldly swamplands. Florida is home to nearly a dozen national parks, forests, and seashores, and Backroads of Florida explores these attractions and many more, illustrated with breathtaking color photographs throughout. The book presents the background history and culture for Florida’s varied natural and human communities along with descriptions of the best destinations and sites to visit during your travels.
Book Description
Discover Florida’s secret splendors and quieter oases as Backroads of Florida guides you through the Sunshine State, from the Panhandle to the Keys. This brilliantly illustrated book journeys along miles of spectacular coastline and ventures into the wonders of lush interior forests, pristine lakes, and otherworldly swamplands. These backroads adventures reveal a Florida of ancient indigenous cultures, early European settlements, Civil War battles, and Caribbean influences. Along the way, the authors present historical and cultural background for the state’s varied natural and human communities, as well as descriptions of the best destinations and sites to visit during your travels.
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 A Unique Florida Guidebook July 17, 2009
Gregg Eldred (Avon Lake, OH USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Certainly, you have been to Florida and the major attractions in and around Orlando. You have visited the beaches on the east and west coasts of that state. You might have been to Key West. However, there are plenty of other things to see and do in Florida, if you simply get off of the highway and travel through the state with Paul Franklin and Nancy Mikula, using their wonderful book, Backroads of Florida: Your Guide to Great Day Trips & Weekend Getaways as your guide.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Southern Florida
Part II: Central Florida
Part III: Northeast Florida
Part IV: North Central Florida
Part V: The Panhandle
Index
About the Authors and Photographer
A beautiful and well written guide, Franklin and Mikula divide the state of Florida into regions and then provide the reader with some short roadtrips within the region. Beginning each chapter with a map of the area and detail of the specific routes, they then delve into each route, providing you with interesting, fun, and unique sites to visit. Spectacular photography enhances the writing, bringing each trip to life. While some of the destinations may be familiar to locals, people outside of the area will be amazed at the breadth and depth of the state of Florida. Interspersed within the chapters, you will find more detailed history of specific people, places, and things. This provides more background on the selection of certain stops, enhancing not only the readers enjoyment but the visitors. Especially when the stop is self-guided. For Floridians or out-of-staters that pine for "Old Florida," they make special mention of key areas and sights, for example, Weeki Wachee Springs. While a lot of Florida guidebooks are filled with attractions and eateries, this unique book places special emphasis on the natural wonders of Florida. Franklin and Mikula provide some restaurant recommendations, but the ones that they mention add to the flavor of Florida; you will find no chain restaurants in this book. They also provide ample advice for the traveller; when to pack food and drink, when to fill up the gas tank, as some of the trips are a ways from civilization. Apparently, there are areas of Florida that are not as commercialized as Orlando or the east coast. The best routes in this book are the ones in the Panhandle and North Central Florida. Those are areas that most travellers miss, I think, but the ones that seem to have the most charm, history, and unusual sights.
Whether you are vacationing or living in Florida, this is a book that you will want to open and use. Vacationers will find excellent alternatives to the amusement parks and popular beaches. Floridians will find that their state has more to offer than they may think. For Floridians that tire of the traffic and crowds, this book is as welcome as a cool summer breeze. They can discover the less appreciated sights, where the vacationers cannot or will not travel. They can also use this book to show their out-of-town guests some of the incredible history and natural wonders of the state. It will make an impact on both native and guest. People that hesitate to venture outside of one area can use this book as welcome relief from the manufactured excesses of the amusement parks and crowded beaches. I am sure that the entire family would much prefer seeing wild manatees than those in captivity, the chance to visit a historic fort, the unspoiled beauty of the Everglades, or to simply while away the hours on a natural, secluded beach. Even if you never visit any of the destinations in this book, simply reading it will provide you with a new appreciation for the Sunshine State. And the photography-breathtakingly beautiful. A state has never looked as good as through the lens of Paul Franklin. One of the best travel books on the state of Florida. My only complaint is that as you progress through the book, you will find yourself revisiting the trip maps and driving directions at the beginning of each chapter. But that does not spoil an otherwise excellent guidebook to the backroads of Florida. Highly recommended.
 More narrative style May 11, 2010
Bronx Rox! (Bronx, NY, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is fine, and is lovely for what it is, but it is written in a more narrative style that is not as useful (for me, personally) as a travel guide. It does have some beautiful accompanying photographs, but the suggested routes are only typed out as directions and are not shown in a more convenient map-form. Plus the routes do not go into as much suggested detail as I would want--they feel more like short overviews with nice photos that could inspire drives to interesting places but which would ultimately require more research--or, at least, an attitude of just driving down the road and letting oneself be surprised. Perhaps this, then, is really the book's intent--to suggest and inspire but to leave the real discovery for the actual traveler?
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