During the Roaring Twenties; millions of Americans moved to the Sunshine State seeking quick riches in real estate. Many made fortunes; others returned home penniless. Within a few years thousands of residential subdivisions; palatial estates; inviting apartment buildings and impressive commercial complexes were built. Opulent theaters and imposing churches opened; along with hundreds of municipal projects. A unique architectural theme emerged; today known as Mediterranean Revival. Railways and highways saw a renaissance. New cities--Boca Raton; Hollywood-by-the-Sea; Venice--were built from scratch and dozens of existing communities like St. Petersburg; Fort Lauderdale and Orlando were forever transformed by the speculative fever. 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 began; reached dizzying heights; then rapidly collapsed.
#1437556 in Books 2013-08-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .60 x 5.90l; .65 #File Name: 0786473118275 pages
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerVery interesting information about the prisoners which give interesting insight into variations in the German military.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very InterestingBy Kindle CustomerThis book was definitely from a different perspective as it was written by our former enemies who were captured on the battlefield.Whoever made the decision in Washington during WW II to treat prisoners humanely sure knew what he was doing.Most of those captured after being indoctrinated for years by the Nazi regime came to realize there was something inherently evil with that system compared to the democracy they were exposed to in the United States; even in a prisoner of war camp.When the war ended and they were released to go home almost all of the German soldiers left with a very positive opinion of our country. This attitude helped heal old wounds and to this day Germany is no longer an enemy but a staunch ally. Many of those prisoners came back to America on vacation and others came back here to live and raise a family.Very good book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy NitaGood Book and Information
