Bibliograph

Bubble in the sun, Christopher Knowlton

Type

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Bubble in the sun, Christopher Knowlton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-385) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bubble in the sun

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1136693739

Responsibility statement

Christopher Knowlton

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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of 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

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