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The Florida Land Boom of the 1920s

Af: Gregg M. Turner Engelsk Paperback

The Florida Land Boom of the 1920s

Af: Gregg M. Turner Engelsk Paperback
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During the Roaring Twenties, millions of Americans moved to the Sunshine State seeking quick riches in real estate. Many made fortunes; others returned home penniless. Within a few years thousands of residential subdivisions, palatial estates, inviting apartment buildings and impressive commercial complexes were built. Opulent theaters and imposing churches opened, along with hundreds of municipal projects. A unique architectural theme emerged, today known as Mediterranean Revival. Railways and highways saw a renaissance. New cities--Boca Raton, Hollywood-by-the-Sea, Venice--were built from scratch and dozens of existing communities like St. Petersburg, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando were forever transformed by the speculative fever.

Florida has experienced numerous land booms but none more sweeping than that of the 1920s. This illuminating account details how one of the greatest migration and development episodes in American history began, reached dizzying heights, then rapidly collapsed.

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During the Roaring Twenties, millions of Americans moved to the Sunshine State seeking quick riches in real estate. Many made fortunes; others returned home penniless. Within a few years thousands of residential subdivisions, palatial estates, inviting apartment buildings and impressive commercial complexes were built. Opulent theaters and imposing churches opened, along with hundreds of municipal projects. A unique architectural theme emerged, today known as Mediterranean Revival. Railways and highways saw a renaissance. New cities--Boca Raton, Hollywood-by-the-Sea, Venice--were built from scratch and dozens of existing communities like St. Petersburg, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando were forever transformed by the speculative fever.

Florida has experienced numerous land booms but none more sweeping than that of the 1920s. This illuminating account details how one of the greatest migration and development episodes in American history began, reached dizzying heights, then rapidly collapsed.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 192
ISBN-13: 9780786499199
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0786499192
Udg. Dato: 11 maj 2015
Længde: 10mm
Bredde: 178mm
Højde: 254mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 11 maj 2015
Forfatter(e): Gregg M. Turner
Forfatter(e) Gregg M. Turner


Kategori Amerikansk historie


ISBN-13 9780786499199


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 192


Udgave


Længde 10mm


Bredde 178mm


Højde 254mm


Udg. Dato 11 maj 2015


Oplagsdato 11 maj 2015


Forlag McFarland & Co Inc