The Legacy of the Swamp Peddlers with Jason Vuic 

In 2021, award-winning author Jason Vuic published The Swamp Peddlers, a tale of misguided land development in Florida during the grow-at-any-cost 1950s and ’60s. Jason discusses the legacy of these “swamp peddlers” who continue to impact the way Florida grows and develops to this day. With lessons from Hurricane Ian, he weaves in his thoughts on a more sustainable future. A skilled lecturer and speaker, Jason has appeared on NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” APM’s “Marketplace,” “Fox and Friends,” CBC’s “The Current,” and C-SPAN’S “Book TV.” The Swamp Peddlers won the Phillip and Dana Zimmerman Gold Medal Prize for Florida Nonfiction at the 2021 Florida Book Awards, as well as the 2021 Charlton Tebeau Award for outstanding general interest book from the Florida Historical Society.