The Town That Climate Built: The Story of the Rise of a City in the American Tropics

Victor Rainbolt's timeless 1925 title The Town That Climate Built provides a valuable snapshot of nascent Miami, then barely a quarter century old. An ardent booster of life in the south Florida, he provides a primer on the distinct qualities and personalities that helped give rise to a subtropical metropolis. Rainbolt
explores the major challenges and opportunities of the time, all the while maintaining an unabashed optimism for the future of his so-called "City of Youth".

This 100th anniver...