For sale-American paradise : how our nation was sold an impossible dream in Florida / / Willie Drye
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| Autore: |
Drye Willie
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| Titolo: |
For sale-American paradise : how our nation was sold an impossible dream in Florida / / Willie Drye
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| Pubblicazione: | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 975.9063 |
| Soggetto topico: | Real estate development - Florida - History - 20th century |
| Real estate investment - Florida - History - 20th century | |
| Land speculation - Florida - History - 20th century | |
| Public opinion - United States - History - 20th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Florida Economic conditions 20th century |
| Florida Public opinion History 20th century | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; CHAPTER ONE An Old Man's Memories; CHAPTER TWO Railroad to Dreamland; CHAPTER THREE Dreamers and Thieves; CHAPTER FOUR Leave Your Brain at Home; CHAPTER FIVE The Stars Shine Brightest in Florida; CHAPTER SIX The Bootlegger's Curse; CHAPTER SEVEN "Many Die; Cities Razed"; CHAPTER EIGHT Spinning the Tempest; CHAPTER NINE Hope from the Swamp; CHAPTER TEN Mr. Brown in Paradise; CHAPTER ELEVEN Blown Away; CHAPTER TWELVE Dreamland After All; Acknowledgments; A Note about Sources; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "The story of how Florida became entwined with Americans' 20th-century hopes, dreams and expectations, and how it was the site of mass delusion, real estate collapses, and catastrophic hurricanes. For Sale--American Paradise focuses on the experiences of William Jennings Bryan and Edwin Menninger, who were among the people who shaped the image of Florida that we know today and who sold that image as America's paradise. It's also a tale of the euphoria and mass delusion that inevitably happens when times are good and people convince themselves that they've found a foolproof way to have it all, have it now, and keep it forever"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | For sale-American paradise |
| ISBN: | 1-4930-1899-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808989403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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