George Merrick, son of the south wind : visionary creator of Coral Gables
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George Merrick, son of the south wind : visionary creator of Coral Gables
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Publication Information:
Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Physical Description:
xviii, 410 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 25 cm
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"A Florida quincentennial book."
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-393) and index.
Contents:
The Merricks of Maryland -- The Fink family -- Solomon and Allie -- "When the groves begin to bear" -- Finding self -- Eunice -- The dress rehearsal -- From dream to reality -- With broad vision and high ideals -- Expanding the vision -- 1925: building a city -- New questions -- Sustaining an ideal -- The long road back -- An enduring legacy.
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