Orlando writer Joy Wallace Dickinson gives readers a peek at a variety of little-known city stories. From the visits of Elvis Presley and Jack Kerouac to the famous dedication of the Lake Eola fountain to the wild speculation of a "mystery" company's plans for the city, Dickinson offers a nostalgic look at the twentieth-century history of "the City Beautiful."
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Orlando writer Joy Wallace Dickinson gives readers a peek at a variety of little-known city stories. From the visits of Elvis Presley and Jack Kerouac to the famous dedication of the Lake Eola fountain to the wild speculation of a "mystery" company's plans for the city, Dickinson offers a nostalgic look at the twentieth-century history of "the City Beautiful."
Orlando writer Joy Wallace Dickinson gives readers a peek at a variety of little-known city stories. From the visits of Elvis Presley and Jack Kerouac to the famous dedication of the Lake Eola fountain to the wild speculation of a "mystery" company's plans for the city, Dickinson offers a nostalgic look at the twentieth-century history of "the City Beautiful."
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 18th October 2006
State: Florida
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781596291720
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Author Bio
Joy Wallace Dickinson, Florida history columnist at the Orlando Sentinel, peruses the legends and stories of "the City Beautiful" and the struggles it overcame while slowly metamorphosing into an iconic city at the turn of this new century. This captivating narrative thoroughly explores how influences such as agriculture, race relations, and modern tourism have molded metropolitan Orlando into the template of the American dream.
Orlando writer Joy Wallace Dickinson gives readers a peek at a variety of little-known city stories. From the visits of Elvis Presley and Jack Kerouac to the famous dedication of the Lake Eola fountain to the wild speculation of a "mystery" company's plans for the city, Dickinson offers a nostalgic look at the twentieth-century history of "the City Beautiful."
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: American Chronicles
Publication Date: 18th October 2006
State: Florida
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781596291720
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Joy Wallace Dickinson, Florida history columnist at the Orlando Sentinel, peruses the legends and stories of "the City Beautiful" and the struggles it overcame while slowly metamorphosing into an iconic city at the turn of this new century. This captivating narrative thoroughly explores how influences such as agriculture, race relations, and modern tourism have molded metropolitan Orlando into the template of the American dream.
