Jason Vuic

Jason Vuic is an American journalist and author.^[1] He has written several books including one about Yugoslavia's Yugo car company, the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, and several about the history of Florida. His book The Swamp Peddlers: How Lot Sellers, Land Scammers, and Retirees Built Modern Florida and Transformed the American Dream won a gold medal in 2021 from the Florida Book Awards^[2] and received the Charlton Tebeau Award from the Florida Historical Society. His book about the history of Arcadia, Florida, A Town Without Pity, was published in October 2025.^[3]

He wrote a book about the Yugo's rise and fall as a car company.^[4][5][6][7] He wrote a book about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team and their 26 straight loses.^[8] He wrote a book about property developers in Florida.^[9][10][11]

Vuic grew up in Punta Gorda, Florida. He received a doctorate in history from Indiana University. He was a Fulbright Scholar.^[12] He gave a presentation on his book Swamp Peddlars to the Historical Society of Palm Beach County in 2022.^[13] He also discussed it at Florida Southern University.^[14] He was interviewed on the Florida Humanities podcast in 2024.^[15]