| Florida Land Boom: Speculation, Money, and the Banks Contributor(s): Frazer, William J. (Author), Guthrie, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1567200133 ISBN-13: 9781567200133 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: The Florida land boom was an outgrowth of the industrialization of America, the onset of World War I, and the special natural environment of the state. A place for forts and ports since the days of the Spanish Empire, the presence of military aviation in Florida served to bring attention to the state. Florida came to attract tourists, winter residents, as well as promoters, developers, and speculators. Rich in documentation and illustrated with photographs, this work is an effort to give serious theoretical and factual treatment to one of the great speculation booms in history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General - Business & Economics | Finance - General |
| Dewey: 333.330 |
| LCCN: 95024085 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.28" W x 9.48" (1.15 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Florida land boom was an outgrowth of the industrialization of America, the onset of World War I, and the special natural environment of the state. A place for forts and ports since the days of the Spanish Empire, the presence of military aviation in Florida served to bring attention to the state. Florida came to attract tourists, winter residents, as well as promoters, developers, and speculators. Rich in documentation and illustrated with photographs, this work is an effort to give serious theoretical and factual treatment to one of the great speculation booms in history. |