Quintessential Sarasota: Stories and Pictures from the 1920s to the 1950s

by Jeff Lahurd

Overview

From local writer and historian Jeff LaHurd comes Quintessential Sarasota: Stories and Pictures from the 1920s and the 1950s celebrating the history, people and places of Sarasota, Florida. Written in a light and entertaining style and using extraordinary historical images, LaHurd conveys a nostalgia for Sarasota's heyday in the early 20th century.

This collection of columns takes a light and entertaining look back at colorful past. Using many unique and archival images, LaHurd reminisces on the events and attractions of Sarasota's past, including the Ringling Brothers' Circus Winter Quarters, the Prohibition Era, the local radio shows and the favorite restaurant hangout, the Smack.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781540203625
Publisher:	History Press Library Editions
Publication date:	01/11/2004
Pages:	98
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)