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The Florida land boom of the 1920s
- Title
- The Florida land boom of the 1920s / Gregg M. Turner.
- Author
- Turner, Gregg M.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HD266.F6 T87 2015 | Off-site |
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- Description
- pages cm
- Summary
- "During the Roaring Twenties, millions of Americans moved to the Sunshine State. A unique architectural theme emerged, known as Mediterranean Revival. 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 originated, exploded and eventually collapsed"--
- Subject
- Real estate development > Florida > History > 20th century
- Real estate investment > Florida > History > 20th century
- Land speculation > Florida > History > 20th century
- Migration, Internal > United States > History > 20th century
- Florida > Economic conditions > 20th century
- Florida > History, Local
- Florida > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Those effortless riches -- Communities of note: Miami; Miami Beach; Hialeah; country club estates; Opa-Locka -- Marketing the frenzy -- More communities of note: Coral Gables; Miami Shores; Hollywood-by-the-Sea; Boca Raton; Sebring -- Railways and highways -- More communities of note: Venice; Sarasota; St. Petersburg; Davis Islands and Davis Shores -- Down comes the curtain.
- ISBN
- 9780786499199 (softcover : alkaline paper)
- 0786499192 (softcover : alkaline paper)
- 9781476620626 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015010797
- OCLC
- ocn900306728
- SCSB-1817734
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library