Florida's Grand Hotels from the Gilded Age
Download or Read eBook Florida's Grand Hotels from the Gilded Age PDF written by R. Wayne Ayers and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : R. Wayne Ayers |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 134 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0738541826 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780738541822 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Florida's Grand Hotels from the Gilded Age by : R. Wayne Ayers
Book excerpt: Florida in the late 1800s was a paradise waiting to be discovered. During this period, two visionary tycoons of the Gilded Age set out on separate ventures that would transform the Sunshine State from America's last frontier into a destination for the rich and famous. The grand hotels that Henry M. Flagler and Henry B. Plant opened at their planned resort sites offered a fantasy stay surrounded by all the accoutrements expected by sophisticated, Gilded Age patrons. Florida's Grand Hotels from the Gilded Age provides a look at these magnificent structures during their glory years, along with the fashionable entertainment and social and recreational pastimes that engaged their gilded guests.
