Florida Dreams Amid the Storms/Speaker: Dr. Gary Mormino, author, historian

The idea of the Florida Dream first emerged during the Roaring Twenties and reemerged after World War II. The idea of the Florida dream holds that there is something remarkable about a place sitting astride two great bodies of water, a place that promises not only a better February but a better life. The dream was fulfilled. On the eve of Pearl Harbor, Florida was the smallest state in the American South. Today, Florida is the third largest state in the Union. Is the Florida dream fading?