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Bubble in the sun : the Florida boom of the 1920s and how it brought on the Great Depression Cover Image Book Book

Bubble in the sun : the Florida boom of the 1920s and how it brought on the Great Depression / Christopher Knowlton.

Knowlton, Christopher, (author.).

Summary:

"Christopher Knowlton, author of Cattle Kingdom and former Fortune writer, takes an in-depth look at the spectacular Florida land boom of the 1920s and shows how it led directly to the Great Depression"-- Provided by publisher.
The 1920s in Florida was a time of incredible excess, immense wealth, and precipitous collapse. The new cities that rose rapidly from the teeming wetlands spawned a new subdivision civilization-- and an egregious large-scale assault on the environment in the name of progress. Knowlton examines the grand artistic and entrepreneurial visions behind Coral Gables, Boca Raton, Miami Beach, and other storied sites, as well as the darker side of the frenzy. Giant fortunes were made-- and lost; the nightlife raged raucously, and the pure beauty of the Everglades suffered wanton ruination while the workers, mostly black, who built and maintained the boom endured grievous abuses. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982128371
  • ISBN: 1982128372
  • ISBN: 9781982128388
  • ISBN: 1982128380
  • Physical Description: xix, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The last frontier. The pharaoh of Florida ; A railroad goes to sea ; New arrivals ; Ballyhoo -- Grand plans. A Spanish dreamscape ; Merrick's ideal city ; Great migrations ; A writer's education ; Trail blazers ; Habitual intemperence -- Tropical fever. Miznerland ; Weigall whoops it up ; A house in Coconut Grove ; Crime waves ; "A parade of pink elephants and green monkeys" ; Pirates of promotion ; Lull before the storm -- Graveyard of dreams. Hurricanes ; Speculative dementia ; The death of ballyhoo and hokum ; "I used to make dreams come true" ; A legacy of greed and folly.

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Subject: Real estate development > Florida > History > 20th century.
Real estate investment > Florida > History > 20th century.
Land speculation > Florida > History > 20th century.
Financial crises > Florida > History > 20th century.
Depressions > 1929.
Florida > Economic conditions > 20th century.

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