Our latest issue of FORUM

Featuring odysseys to Florida

We look at how centuries of seekers and strivers made their way to our subtropical peninsula despite its quagmires, wild beasts, and aggressive insects (to name a few of the challenges). Also: Learn how modern Puerto Ricans have become the state’s second-largest Hispanic group; celebrate the life of Stetson Kennedy; and enjoy our special columnists.

Some highlights:

Journeys to Florida
Writers Jon Wilson and Sharon Bond tell colorful stories about the many ways people got to Florida over the years.

Florida’s Puerto Rican phenomenon
Historian Luis Martínez-Fernández describes how the massive Puerto Rican influx over the past three decades has redefined migration—and influenced the metropolitan Orlando area.

Stetson Kennedy: A legend and his legacy
Writer Peter B. Gallagher remembers his longtime friend Stetson Kennedy as a civil rights champion, icon of Florida history and culture, and “raging renaissance Cracker.”

Bridging Cultures
Native Floridian William Culyer Hall discusses the challenge of living with the rapid changes brought by Florida’s many newcomers.

My Favorite Florida Place
Writer Lani Friend celebrates idyllic Green Springs and newly restored Sanford.

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