The Florida Land Boom
Speculation, Money, and the Banks
William Frazer author John J Guthrie Jr author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th Nov '95
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The importance of the banking industry in the great speculative boom in Florida.
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.
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 histISBN: 9781567200133
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 510g
224 pages