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Florida History from the Highways

Author : Douglas Waitley
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN : 9781561643158

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Florida History from the Highways by Douglas Waitley Pdf

Discover Florida, with its unique geography and exciting history--from ancient gold to modern real estate speculation--by journeying along its highways. Beginning with a chronology and succinct account of Florida's spectacular development, then an account of the rise of the major cities, Florida History from the Highways takes you throughout the state, pointing out the fascinating events that occurred at locations along the way. You'll travel through changing times and landscapes and emerge filled with new appreciation for what has made Florida the colorful place it is today.

Florida History from the Highways

Author : Douglas Waitley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781561646609

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Florida History from the Highways by Douglas Waitley Pdf

Discover Florida, with its unique geography and exciting history—from ancient gold to modern real estate speculation—by journeying along its highways. Beginning with a chronology and succinct account of Florida's spectacular development, then an account of the rise of the major cities, Florida History from the Highways takes you throughout the state, pointing out the fascinating events that occurred at locations along the way. You'll travel through changing times and landscapes and emerge filled with new appreciation for what has made Florida the colorful place it is today.

Highway A1A

Author : Herbert L Hiller
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813047096

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Highway A1A by Herbert L Hiller Pdf

Highway A1A: Florida at the Edge is more than an insightful guide to the cities and towns along Florida's Atlantic coast. It is also the dramatic story of how tourism begat development, how development begat sprawl, and how this coastal corridor, almost out of the blue, created Florida's original year-round residential downtowns with the power to transform how Floridians live and how the world vacations in the Sunshine State. Highway A1A is anecdotal, authoritative, humorous, and wide-ranging. Passionately Floridian travel writer and tourism analyst Herbert Hiller offers a fuller and more balanced story about Florida's Atlantic coast than any other guidebook. Exploring towns from Callahan to Key West, Hiller covers Florida's 13 Atlantic counties, providing maps, historical and present-day photographs, and recommendations for places to visit, lodge, eat, and shop that are truly local in character. Whether you're a tourist or a roving Floridian looking for some diversion not far from home, Highway A1A will put you in touch with what makes the Atlantic coast special--its dynamic sites and sights.

Highways and Byways of Florida; Human Interest Information for Travellers in Florida;

Author : Clifton H Johnson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1355549256

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Highways and Byways of Florida; Human Interest Information for Travellers in Florida; by Clifton H Johnson Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Highways and Byways of Florida

Author : Clifton Johnson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1358877572

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Highways and Byways of Florida by Clifton Johnson Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Historical Traveler's Guide to Florida

Author : Eliot Kleinberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781561646630

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Historical Traveler's Guide to Florida by Eliot Kleinberg Pdf

From Fort Pickens in the Panhandle to Fort Jefferson in the ocean 40 miles beyond Key West, historical travelers will find many adventures waiting for them in Florida. In this new updated edition the author presents 74 of his favorites—17 of them are new to this edition, and the rest have been completely updated. Along the Gulf Coast, see Henry Plant's Moorish jewel of a hotel in Tampa; John Ringling's home and art and circus museums in Sarasota; and the humble homes of Cuban and Italian cigar workers in legendary Ybor City. Up in north Florida visit Civil War battlefields; stroll the University of Florida campus; and see buffalo and wild Spanish horses on Paynes Prairie. In central Florida explore Eatonville, home of writer Zora Neale Hurston, and listen to carillon music as you stroll the gardens around Bok Tower. Down in the keys find the 250-year-old wreck of the San Pedro, a "living museum in the sea" and the Key West home of famous author Ernest Hemingway.

Time Traveler's Guide to Florida

Author : Jack Powell
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781561644544

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Time Traveler's Guide to Florida by Jack Powell Pdf

For those who believe that the best way to understand someone is to walk a mile in his or her shoes, Florida's rich history features those whose footwear ranged from Native American moccasins to astronauts' boots. And there are plenty of opportunities to actually walk in those shoes. You can join in all sorts of historical reenactments—in full costume if you like. You have the unique opportunity to relive a part of Florida's long and fascinating past. You can also travel forward into the future. The Florida peninsula has been like a springboard from which human beings can rocket into space or dive beneath the surfaces of its nearly surrounding waters. This unique guidebook offers you time travel. The day has arrived for this new kind of travelogue, which reveals not only places to visit but also time periods to experience. This is a book for today's explorers of place and space, past and future. This is The Time Traveler's Guide to Florida. A sample of the times you can visit: 12,000 B.C.: Stone Age and Primitive Arts Festival Ochlockonee 1565: The Menendez Landing Event St. Augustine 1586: Drake's Raid St. Augustine 1650–1725: The Pirates of Fort Taylor Key West 1690s: Military Muster at Castillo San Luis Tallahassee Late 1700s: The Living Village of Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Big Cypress Seminole Reservation 1835: The Dade Battle Bushnell 1864: The Battle of Olustee Baker County 1870: A Cane Boil at Morningside Farm Gainesville 1898: A Spanish-American War Event Fernandina Beach 1945: VE Day in Florida The Villages 2025: The Zero-G Flights Cape Kennedy est. 2050: Jules Undersea Lodge Key Largo

Highways and Byways of Florida

Author : The Macmillan Company
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1010268929

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Highways and Byways of Florida by The Macmillan Company Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Visiting Small-town Florida

Author : Bruce Hunt
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781561644889

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Visiting Small-town Florida by Bruce Hunt Pdf

This new edition of Bruce Hunt's popular guide reveals the real, old-time Florida still to be found on the back roads of the Sunshine state in little towns that lure you in with their quaintness and keep you there for a spell with their friendly occupants. The towns featured all have a population of less than 10,000. The author revisited all the towns in the book for this update. He chatted with the inhabitants to get the inside story on how things have changed--and how they haven't. He introduces each town's history, museums, galleries, antiques shops, local eateries, and anything else he could find, including fishing holes and unusual and endearing local characters. This travelogue and guidebook lets you experience the flavor of Florida's back-road burgs and provides directions, addresses, phone numbers, and websites. Illustrated with the authors photographs. Includes maps.

Florida Place Names

Author : Allen Morris
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781561648399

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Florida Place Names by Allen Morris Pdf

Many names of Florida places evoke fantastic images: Caloosahatchee, Okeechobee, Loxahatchee, Everglades, Miami—to mention only a few. Did you know that Florida's places were often named to honor prominent local citizens such as postmasters, landowners, or war heroes? Jacksonville, for example, was named for Florida's first American governor, Andrew Jackson. Later the state's interest in attracting new residents produced names that suggested pleasant places to live, such as Belle Glade and Avon-by-the-Sea. From Alachua (from the Seminole for "jug") to Zolfo Springs (from the Italian for "sulphur"), Florida Place Names delights and educates with a rich and varied offering of Florida lore.

Best Backroads of Florida

Author : Douglas Waitley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781561646548

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Best Backroads of Florida by Douglas Waitley Pdf

Winner of the Horgan Award from the Florida Historical Society for a book of outstanding merit written primarily for the general reader. In this first of a three-part series, Douglas Waitley offers an informative, laid-back tour through Florida's heartland, capturing its scenic beauty and Southern grace. Instead of buzzing through congested highway traffic, why not cruise along a shaded country backroad, stopping periodically to enjoy the hospitality of a town you've never noticed on a map? Complete with directions, detailed maps, recommended stops, and photographs of interesting sights, this book offers more than just a glimpse into the past. Next in series > > See all of the books in this series

Highways and Byways of Florida

Author : Clifton Johnson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1332321186

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Highways and Byways of Florida by Clifton Johnson Pdf

Excerpt from Highways and Byways of Florida: Human Interest Information for Travellers in Florida; And for Those Travellers Who Are Kept at Home by Chance or Necessity, but Who Journey Far and Wide on the Wings of Fancy This book is an attempt to include in readable form all the human interest information concerning Florida that the space will permit. I have sought for what is characteristic and significant in nature and in history, in the observations of travelers present and past, in commercial and industrial enterprise on land and sea, and for that which is illuminating and entertaining in literature, legend, and humor. It has been my custom to supply the illustrations for my travel books with my own camera, and I had intended to make photographs for this Florida book as usual. But our part in the World War interfered with my plans. I walked out on a wharf at 3 Gulf port in quest of camera material and soon found myself ar rested as a suspected German spy. For two days and a night I was behind prison bars. When I was released, the official prediction was that I would have further disagreeable experiences of the sort if I persisted in my purpose to make photographs, and I decided to gather the illustrations in other ways. Later the old saying that Misfortunes never come singly' was corroborated when a fire at the engravers destroyed most of the pictures I had secured, and I had to collect material anew. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Roads Through the Everglades

Author : Bruce D. Epperson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476625027

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Roads Through the Everglades by Bruce D. Epperson Pdf

In 1915, the road system in south Florida had changed little since before the Civil War. Travelling from Miami to Ft. Myers meant going through Orlando, 250 miles north of Miami. Within 15 years, three highways were dredged and blasted through the Everglades: Ingraham Highway from Homestead, 25 miles south of Miami, to Flamingo on the tip of the peninsula; Tamiami Trail from Miami to Tampa; and Conners Highway from West Palm Beach to Okeechobee City. In 1916, Florida’s road commission spent $967. In 1928 it spent $6.8 million. Tamiami Trail, originally projected to cost $500,000, eventually required $11 million. These roads were made possible by the 1920s Florida land boom, the advent of gasoline and diesel-powered equipment to replace animal and steam-powered implements, and the creation of a highway funding system based on fuel taxes. This book tells the story of the finance and technology of the first modern highways in the South.

Florida Highways

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Roads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015880490

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Accompanied by "Florida highways official detour bulletin," Feb. 1942-

The History Highway

Author : Dennis A. Trinkle,Dorothy Auchter,Scott A. Merriman,Todd E. Larson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315289595

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The History Highway by Dennis A. Trinkle,Dorothy Auchter,Scott A. Merriman,Todd E. Larson Pdf

Save yourself and your students hours of research time. Now extensively revised and expanded, "The History Highway" is widely recognized as the one essential tool for students, teachers and researchers seeking a reliable guide to history sites on the web. "The History Highway" offers the broadest, most current coverage of the astonishing amount of historical information available on the Internet: provides detailed, easy-to-use, and up-to-date information on more than 3000 web sites; covers U.S. and World history and all sub-fields; features ten new chapters, with coverage of futurism, environmental history, immigration history, and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern history; all sites have been thoroughly checked by specialists in the relevant field of history; the best sites in each field are clearly identified; hard cover and paperback editions include a CD of the entire contents with live links to sites; and e-book version with live links to sites is in preparation.