Florida's Miracle Strip : From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast

Since World War II, tourists have flocked to Florida's northwest Gulf Coast and sun and fun spots at Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Pensacola Beach. Every year those visitors number in the millions. For those who long to recall how the vacationland appeared thirty, forty, or even fif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hollis, Tim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tourism.
Resorts.
Beaches.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Lieux de villegiature > Floride > Mexique, Côte du golfe du > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Plages > Floride > Mexique, Côte du golfe du > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Tourism > Florida > Gulf Coast > History > 20th century.
Resorts > Florida > Gulf Coast > History > 20th century.
Beaches > Florida > Gulf Coast > History > 20th century.
Florida > Gulf Coast.
Mexique, Côte du golfe du (Flor.) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Mexique, Côte du golfe du (Flor.) > Histoire locale > Ouvrages illustres.
Gulf Coast (Fla.) > History > 20th century.
Gulf Coast (Fla.) > History, Local > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Local history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Since World War II, tourists have flocked to Florida's northwest Gulf Coast and sun and fun spots at Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Pensacola Beach. Every year those visitors number in the millions. For those who long to recall how the vacationland appeared thirty, forty, or even fifty years ago, Tim Hollis has written Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast. In a style that informs and entertains, Hollis describes the rise of early developments, such as Long Beach Resort, and major tourist attractions, such as the Gulfarium and the Miracle Strip Amusemen.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781621033479

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