Jacksonville has long been a mecca for car enthusiasts and collectors, due in part to the city's unique automotive history. Bystanders gazed in wonder as John Einig drove Florida's very first steam-powered horseless carriage through the streets in 1889. Fred Gilbert opened the first automobile dealership in 1903, just before the city's first automobile parade, and people were soon clamoring to buy cars of their own. Claude Nolan, whose local dealership has been in business for well over a century, gained fame for racing his Cadillac against an airplane at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. NASCAR h... Read More
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Jacksonville has long been a mecca for car enthusiasts and collectors, due in part to the city's unique automotive history. Bystanders gazed in wonder as John Einig drove Florida's very first steam-powered horseless carriage through the streets in 1889. Fred Gilbert opened the first automobile dealership in 1903, just before the city's first automobile parade, and people were soon clamoring to buy cars of their own. Claude Nolan, whose local dealership has been in business for well over a century, gained fame for racing his Cadillac against an airplane at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. NASCAR h... Read More
Jacksonville has long been a mecca for car enthusiasts and collectors, due in part to the city's unique automotive history. Bystanders gazed in wonder as John Einig drove Florida's very first steam-powered horseless carriage through the streets in 1889. Fred Gilbert opened the first automobile dealership in 1903, just before the city's first automobile parade, and people were soon clamoring to buy cars of their own. Claude Nolan, whose local dealership has been in business for well over a century, gained fame for racing his Cadillac against an airplane at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. NASCAR held races at the Jacksonville Speedway in the '50s and '60s. Author Dorothy K. Fletcher explores the rich history and memories of car culture in the River City.
Details
Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Transportation
Publication Date: 5th November 2018
State: Florida
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781625859433
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Antique & Classic PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Celebrations & Events HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Reviews
"...a 140-page paean to those happy days, still celebrated at select events throughout the year but no longer part of our lived reality in the new millennium. The volume is meticulously documented and filled with dozens of photos, of cars and dealerships and factories." Folio Weekly
Author Bio
Dorothy Fletcher, a long time resident of Jacksonville, graduated from Florida State University in 1972, taught high school English for 35 years in the Duval County School System and has five published books. She has won many poetry contests and has been published in many literary journals and magazines. She loves traveling the world with her husband.
Jacksonville has long been a mecca for car enthusiasts and collectors, due in part to the city's unique automotive history. Bystanders gazed in wonder as John Einig drove Florida's very first steam-powered horseless carriage through the streets in 1889. Fred Gilbert opened the first automobile dealership in 1903, just before the city's first automobile parade, and people were soon clamoring to buy cars of their own. Claude Nolan, whose local dealership has been in business for well over a century, gained fame for racing his Cadillac against an airplane at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. NASCAR held races at the Jacksonville Speedway in the '50s and '60s. Author Dorothy K. Fletcher explores the rich history and memories of car culture in the River City.
Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Transportation
Publication Date: 5th November 2018
State: Florida
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781625859433
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / History TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / Antique & Classic PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Celebrations & Events HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
"...a 140-page paean to those happy days, still celebrated at select events throughout the year but no longer part of our lived reality in the new millennium. The volume is meticulously documented and filled with dozens of photos, of cars and dealerships and factories." Folio Weekly
Dorothy Fletcher, a long time resident of Jacksonville, graduated from Florida State University in 1972, taught high school English for 35 years in the Duval County School System and has five published books. She has won many poetry contests and has been published in many literary journals and magazines. She loves traveling the world with her husband.
