| St. Augustine in the Gilded Age Contributor(s): Rogero Bowen, Beth (Author), St Augustine Historical Society (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738553425 ISBN-13: 9780738553429 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: St. Augustine was more than three centuries old when tourism awakened the sleepy Spanish village. Soon after Standard Oil partner Henry Flagler brought the railroad to town in the 1880s, well-heeled visitors began flocking to Flagleras luxury hotels as St. Augustine became known as the aAmerican Riviera.a Tourists walked the quaint, narrow streets and visited the city gate, the old Spanish fort, the alligator farm, the Fountain of Youth, and the four houses all claiming to be the oldest in the country. Postcard History Series: St. Augustine in the Gilded Age depicts the oldest city in the United States from the beginning of the picture postcard era to 1914, when a fire destroyed several downtown blocks. The volume presents more than 200 images from the archives of the St. Augustine Historical Society and the authoras personal collection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 975.918 |
| LCCN: 2007937253 |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6.81" W x 9.06" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Florida - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: St. Augustine was more than three centuries old when tourism awakened the sleepy Spanish village. Soon after Standard Oil's Henry Flagler brought the railroad to town in the 1880s, well-heeled visitors began flocking to Flagler's luxury hotels as St. Augustine became known as the "American Riviera." Tourists walked the quaint, narrow streets and visited the historical attractions such as the old city gate, the long-abandoned Spanish fort, the alligator farm, the Fountain of Youth, and the four houses that all claim to be the oldest in the country. Postcard History Series: St. Augustine in the Gilded Age depicts the oldest city in the United States from the golden age of postcards. The volume presents more than 200 images from the archives of the St. Augustine Historical Society and the author's personal collection. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rogero Bowen, Beth: - Author Beth Rogero Bowen, a St. Augustine native, is a descendant of Mediterranean settlers who arrived in the 1770s. |
