Greetings from Ormond Beach, Florida

Donald D. Spencer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2007
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7643-2809-1 (ISBN)

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From early hand-colored cards to photographic views in both color and black and white, this extensive collection of postcards yields a unique glimpse of Ormond Beach, Florida, during the first half of the twentieth century. Through the pictures, you'll travel on the picturesque Tomoka River, ride a horse, and attend an auto race on the beach racecourse. Visit the winter home of John D. Rockefeller and the site of a 240 year-old rum distillery, pick oranges in beautiful citrus groves, stop at the Ormond Hotel, and stroll the banks of the Halifax River. Over 230 postcards—many rare and valuable—portray the people, street views, hotels, parks, race cars, residences, churches, and gardens of this special place. Many of the buildings portrayed were subsequently demolished. The captions go well beyond simply describing the scenes, offering little-known details of Ormond Beach’s local social history and lore. This book will be treasured by residents of the city and visitors to it, and be welcomed by postcard collectors world-wide. Approximate dates and values of the postcards make this a thorough reference of these historic treasures.

Donald D. Spencer is an internationally known educator and writer of over 250 books. For the past several years, he has been writing history books about Florida cities, rivers, attractions, beaches, animals, forts, and plantations. A number of the books display vintage postcards, which Spencer has collected for the past thirty-five years.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.5.2008
Zusatzinfo	238 images
Verlagsort	Atglen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	279 x 216 mm
Gewicht	816 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Bildbände
ISBN-10	0-7643-2809-3 / 0764328093
ISBN-13	978-0-7643-2809-1 / 9780764328091
Zustand	Neuware