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St. Petersburg and the Florida Dream, 1888-1950 by Raymond Arsenault (1996, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity Press of Florida

ISBN-100813014425

ISBN-139780813014425

eBay Product ID (ePID)473710

Product Key Features

Number of Pages360 Pages

Publication NameSt. Petersburg and the Florida Dream, 1888-1950

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

SubjectUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

AuthorRaymond Arsenault

Subject AreaHistory

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight31.2 Oz

Item Length7.1 in

Item Width9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN96-003863

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal975.9/63

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisSt Petersburg and the Florida Dream, 1888-1950 chronicles the early history of St Petersburg and the lower Pinellas Peninsula. From the pre-Columbian culture of the Tocobanga mound-builders to the arrival of the railroad, from the St Petersburg-Havana yacht races to the tin-can tourists of the first stirrings of the Sunbelt phenomenon following World War II, this text presents a tapestry of the area. mixed southern and northern cultures and used vigorous public relations to promote itself. By the mid-20th century, the Sunshine City had developed into one of the most important resort communities in the United States, a self-styled subtropical playground that stood tantalisingly apart from the main-stream of urban America. suburban shopping malls, local life revolved around institutions and traditions long associated with the Florida Dream - the centuries-old promise of perpetual warmth, health, comfort, and leisure. Arsenault describes these institutions and many of the personalities that enlivened them - Doc Webb, William Straub, Al Lang, Frank Davis, Handsome Jack Taylor, Katherine Bell Tippetts, and others, whose activities contributed to the distinctive and colourful history of St Petersburg.

LC Classification NumberF319.S24A77 1996