From Ponce de Leon's tumultuous discovery of a "Land of Flowers" to the astonishingly slipshod 2000 presidential election, this book provides a quick and unique look at the history of this vibrant state. Within these 30 stories readers will meet a bizarre philanthropist who single-handedly recovered a precious stolen gem, the immigrant who grew the world's greatest orange, the brave pilot and passengers of the world's first airline, the clever inventors of the air conditioner and Gatorade, and the steadfast queen of Miami's Art Deco district.