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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Knowlton, Christopher, author.     Subjects     Real estate development -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.     Real estate investment -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.     Land speculation -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.     Financial crises -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.     Depressions -- 1929.     Florida -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Knowlton, Christopher, author.       by title:      Bubble in the sun : ...         MARC Display

Bubble in the sun : the Florida boom of the 1920s and how it brought on the Great Depression / Christopher Knowlton. by Knowlton, Christopher, author. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020. Subjects Real estate development -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.   Real estate investment -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.   Land speculation -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.   Financial crises -- Florida -- History -- 20th century.   Depressions -- 1929.   Florida -- Economic conditions -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781982128371 (hardcover) : 1982128372 (hardcover) : Description:  xix, 411 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm Edition:  First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Contents:  The last frontier. The pharaoh of Florida ; A railroad goes to sea ; New arrivals ; Ballyhoo -- Grand plans. A Spanish dreamscape ; Merrick's ideal city ; Great migrations ; A writer's education ; Trail blazers ; Habitual intemperence -- Tropical fever. Miznerland ; Weigall whoops it up ; A house in Coconut Grove ; Crime waves ; "A parade of pink elephants and green monkeys" ; Pirates of promotion ; Lull before the storm -- Graveyard of dreams. Hurricanes ; Speculative dementia ; The death of ballyhoo and hokum ; "I used to make dreams come true" ; A legacy of greed and folly. Requests:  1 Summary:  "Christopher Knowlton, author of Cattle Kingdom and former Fortune writer, takes an in-depth look at the spectacular Florida land boom of the 1920s and shows how it led directly to the Great Depression"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 333.33097 Kn Item being held Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 323.092 Wi Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lahaina Public Library Adult New Books 333.33097 Kn Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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