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The rise of Sarasota : Ken Thompson and the rebirth of paradise / Jeff LaHurd.
- Title
- The rise of Sarasota : Ken Thompson and the rebirth of paradise / Jeff LaHurd.
- Author
- LaHurd, Jeff.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F319.S35 L336 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 155 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- Thompson, Ken, 1910-2001
- 1900-1999
- City managers > Florida > Sarasota > Biography
- Social change > Florida > Sarasota > History > 20th century
- City planning > Florida > Sarasota > History > 20th century
- Overpopulation > History > 20th century
- Sarasota (Fla.) > Biography
- Sarasota (Fla.) > Politics and government > 20th century
- Sarasota (Fla.) > Social conditions > 20th century
- Sarasota (Fla.) > Economic conditions > 20th century
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-151) and index.
- Contents
- Welcome to Sarasota -- Thompson Family Travel and Travails -- Rebirth : 1950/1959 -- Sarasota Goes Modern and Outward : The 1960s -- Regrouping : The 1970s -- "I Do" -- Trying to Hold On : The 1980s -- Not Quite Time to Say Goodbye -- Goodbye -- Tributes -- Appendix: A List of Changes During Thompson's Tenure.
- ISBN
- 9781609498344 (pbk.)
- 1609498348 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2012042193
- OCLC
- 813930373
- SCSB-10725322
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library