Oh Florida! That name. That combination of sounds. Three simple syllables and yet packing so many mixed messages. To some people its a paradise. To others its a punchline. As author and journalist Craig Pittman shows in his New York Times best-selling book Oh Florida! How Americas Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country its both of these. He recounts some of the wilder stories from Floridas history and culture but also shows how Florida has affected life throughout the United States.