| Sunshine, Stone Crabs and Cheesecake: The Story of Miami Beach Contributor(s): Bramson, Seth H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596297549 ISBN-13: 9781596297548 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 975.938 |
| LCCN: 2009032513 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Locality - Miami, Florida |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Miami Beach is unrivaled in the annals of American resort history, and nobody in the country can tell its story better than renowned local historian and resident of Miami for more than six decades Seth H. Bramson. From the 1870 arrival of the Lums on an inhospitable mangrove sandbar to a modern-day hospitality mecca, enjoy this beachfront view of the people and places, booms and busts, reinventions and rebirths of one of the greatest resort cities on earth. Featuring nearly two hundred stunning images drawn mostly from previously unpublished private collections, this is truly a one-of-a-kind trip to Miami Beach. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bramson, Seth H.: - Seth Bramson is Miami's foremost local historian. He is America's single most-published Florida history book author, with sixteen of his twenty-two books dealing directly with the villages, towns, cities, counties, people and businesses of the South Florida Gold Coast. Bob Jensen retired in Homestead as a Navy Commander after serving 28 years. He served in Germany, the Philippines, the US Embassy in Cyprus, Iceland, and twice at the National Security Agency and at Naval Security Group Headquarters in Washington D.C. |