Venice through the Years, A Pictorial History.
by Board, Prudy Taylor and Esther B. Colcord
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Virginia Beach, VA: The Doinning Company, Publishers, (1995). Quarto, turquoise boards (hardcover), gilt letters, map illus. endpapers, 144 pp. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: In Venice through the Years, authors Prudy Taylor Board and Esther B. Colcord lead the reader through the City of Venice’s colorful and unique history. They began this intriguing story with the city’s earliest years as a small village named Horse and Chaise and bring it forward through the years when Chicago millionairess Berthe Honore Palmer held court at her elegant home welcoming guests that included European royalty. In the next chapter they share the story of how world-renowned surgeon Dr. Fred Albee visited and was so overwhelmed by the area’s wild beauty, he purchased the villages of Venice and Nokomis and hired a nationally known planner to plan Venice. Next, this engrossing tale deals with the Florida real estate craze that afflicted Americans in the late 1920s and motivated the surgeon to sell large sections of his land to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. They launched a massive building and advertising campaign. This history, written with affection and respect for the area and its people, traces pictorially Venice’s decline in fortune during the Depression, and its recovery and new life as the winter home of the Kentucky Military Institute. Then during World War II, the authors discuss the construction and operation of the Army Air Base. Moving into the present, the book describes Venice’s selection as the winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, the exodus of both the circus and KMI, and the incredible growth of the area, ending with a photographic record of Venice today, a beautiful town on the Gulf of Mexico which has carefully preserved its history while striding confidently into the twenty-first century.
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- Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- vas5282
- Title
- Venice through the Years, A Pictorial History.
- Author
- Board, Prudy Taylor and Esther B. Colcord
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Doinning Company, Publishers, (1995).
- Place of Publication
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Florida, Floridiana, Florida History, Americana, U.S.-iana.
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Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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