It Happened in Florida
by E. Lynne WrightEdition: 1st
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2002-11-01
Publisher(s): TwoDot
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Summary
From Ponce de Leon's tumultuous discovery of a "Land of Flowers" to the astonishingly slipshod 2000 presidential election, this book provides a quick and unique look at the history of this vibrant state. Within these 30 stories readers will meet a bizarre philanthropist who single-handedly recovered a precious stolen gem, the immigrant who grew the world's greatest orange, the brave pilot and passengers of the world's first airline, the clever inventors of the air conditioner and Gatorade, and the steadfast queen of Miami's Art Deco district.
Author Biography
Vero Beach resident E. Lynne Wright is the author of More than Petticoats: Remarkable Florida Women. Her short stories, non-fiction articles, essays, and book reviews have appeared in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hartford Courant, Mature Lifestyles, Woman's Day, and many anthologies and literary magazines.
Table of Contents
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| About the Author | 152 |
Excerpts
By any calculation, St. Petersburg, Florida, had one heck of a New Year's Day celebration in 1914-brass band, parade, auction, and a march into the history books. Most of the three thousand people lining the waterfront had probably never so much as seen an airplane before and the clunky contraption of wood, wire and painted cloth bouncing in the water didn't look as though it could possibly get airborne. But the events of that day entitled future city leaders to install a plaque in the St. Petersburg International Airport with the proud proclamation: "The Birthplace of Scheduled Air Transportation."
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