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  • Palm Coast

    Series series Images of America
    From Swamp to Paradise, this book recounts the history of the City of Palm Coast using vintage images and illustrations. What is paradise? Before 1969, land that would eventually become the City of Palm Coast was considered by some as nothing more than a "big pine-covered swamp." But when the corporate eyes of ITT/Levitt and Sons looked upon the virtually uninhabited land, they saw 22,000 acres of ... Leer más

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  • Overground Railroad

    The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

    This historical exploration of the Green Book offers "a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades" ( The New York Times Book Review).Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn't eat, sleep, or ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Bubble in the Sun

    The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression

    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.The 1920s in Florida was a time of incredible excess, immense wealth, and precipitous collapse. The decade there produced the largest human migration in American history, far exceeding the settlement ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago, and the Rise of America's Xanadu

    From the first Gilded Age to the second, a "charming, zippy history . . . a rollicking, informative lesson in real estate, American history, and current events." — Town & CountryLooking at the island of Palm Beach today, with its unmatched mansions, tony shops, and pristine beaches, one is hard pressed to visualize the dense tangle of Palmetto brush and mangroves that it was when visionary ... Leer más

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  • Sideways in Neverland

    Life in the Santa Ynez Valley, California

    The "Neverland Valley-Welcome" sign depicts a little boy, bending over to talk to a troll. Peter Pan was playing at the packed eighty-seat, 7,000 square-foot theatre. Popcorn and drinks were dished up gratis to the mobs at the concession stand. On-screen, Captain Hook had ten wide-eyed children in white nightshirts bound and gagged, about to be fed to the crocodile. Nearby, amid the rides, a band ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • 101 Amazing Facts About The USA

    Series Libro 3 - Countries of the World
    In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the United States of America. Separated into sections such as its geography, its people, famous American figures from history, presidents and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting the USA, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful ... Leer más

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  • Great American Hoteliers

    Pioneers of the Hotel Industry

    During the thirty years prior to the Civil War, Americans built hotels larger and more ostentatious than any in the rest of the world. These hotels were inextricably intertwined with American culture and customs but were accessible to average citizens. As Jefferson Williamson wrote in "The American Hotel" ( Knopf 1930), hotels were perhaps "the most distinctively American of all our ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • How to Build a Museum

    Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture

    de Tonya Bolden ...
    Series series Smithsonian
    Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is truly groundbreaking!The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, diverse, complicated, and important experiences and contributions of African Americans in America is opening.And the history of NMAAHC--the last museum to be built on the National Mall--is the history of America.The ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Series series Images of America
    Like many Sun Belt cities, Fort Lauderdale has experienced phenomenal growth over the past several decades. Once a wilderness home for the Seminole Indians and a few hardy pioneers, the small community grew up around Frank Stranahan�s successful trading post, a convenient stop for hunters, fishermen, and sightseers preparing to head into the Everglades. But much more was in store for this rugged ... Leer más

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  • Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow in the 20th Century

    Series series Images of America
    Located just miles north of New York City, the Hudson River villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow experienced the highs and lows of the 20th century. The villages experienced life in a grand scale from the 1909 Hudson Fulton Celebration to the 1970s village centennial and American bicentennial festivities. Photographs from the collection of the Historical Society, Inc., serving Sleepy Hollow and ... Leer más

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  • Growing Up in San Francisco

    More Boomer Memories from Playland to Candlestick Park

    Newcomers and visitors can still enjoy iconic San Francisco with activities like riding a cable car or taking in the view from Twin Peaks. But San Franciscans cherish memories of a place quite different. They reminisce about seafood dinners at A. Sabella's on Fisherman's Wharf, the enormous Christmas tree in Union Square's City of Paris department store and taking a handful of dimes to Playland-at ... Leer más

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  • Houston Legends

    History and Heritage of Dynamic Global Capitol

    de Hank Moore ...
    Two hundred years of Houston history through the prism of business, entrepreneurship, and innovation in this essential and epic overview.The first Houston history book to be written from a business perspective, where the stories behind the city's many legendary successes are told. Moore presents historical perspectives in several key industries—from real estate to banking to music and sports—in ... Leer más

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