Alex Shoumatoff travels around Florida in an old convertible in the early 1970s when he is in his early twenties and makes contact with the subtropics and the incredibly friendly Floridians. In search of wild natural splendor he encounters the horrendous environmental problems that have commanded his attention for the last forty years in this non-fiction work. Features a dazzling array of classic postcards from the Sunshine State and is like stepping back in time.