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Loading... St. Augustine in the Gilded Age (Postcard History: Florida)by Beth Rogero Bowen
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A photo history of the late 19th and early 20th century in St. Augustine, Florida, using a collection of postcards. I enjoyed revisiting many places I remember as a child which no longer exist. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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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 Flagler's luxury hotels as St. Augustine became known as the "American Riviera." 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 author's personal collection. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)975.918History and Geography North America Southeastern U.S. Florida Northeast Florida St. Johns CountyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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