Castles in the Sand: The Life and Times of Carl Graham Fisher

by MARK S. FOSTER

Overview

This is the definitive biography of a famous developer and fascinating entrepreneur. Born in Indiana, Carl Fisher helped build the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and headed promotion for the Indy 500. But these feats were only prologue to his grandest adventure, as primary developer and promoter of Miami Beach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813080208
Publisher:	University Press of Florida
Publication date:	05/09/2023
Series:	Florida History and Culture
Edition description:	First
Pages:	370
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

Mark S. Foster was professor of history at the University of Colorado, Denver. His many books include From Streetcar to Superhighway: American City Planners and Urban Transportation, 1900-1940 and Henry J. Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West.

Editorial Reviews

A compelling biography that captures Carl Fisher’s amazing spirit and drive. Foster has recovered the fascinating history of this creative businessman whose accomplishments have persisted while his memory dimmed.”—Indiana Magazine of History

 

“Foster smartly sums up Fisher’s comet of a career.”—Miami Herald

 

“Excellent and thorough . . . Spotlight[s] Fisher’s achievements and fill[s] in the details of his personal life.”—Booklist

 

“This stands as the Fisher bio written without family spin. For Fisher fans, it’s the rest of the story.”—Hemmings Classic Car

 

“The definitive biography of Fisher, abundantly illustrated and written in an engaging style.”—Bay Landings

 

“An insightful study of a pathbreaking entrepreneur. Should remain the definitive study of ‘Mr. Miami Beach’ for years to come.”—Southern Historian

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