The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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Page 267
... Beach , land which the Lummuses , like all Beach landlords , except Collins , had ignored . Fisher obtained a mortgage on other Lummus properties and purchased some sixty acres outright . Without giving the matter much thought , he had ...
... Beach , land which the Lummuses , like all Beach landlords , except Collins , had ignored . Fisher obtained a mortgage on other Lummus properties and purchased some sixty acres outright . Without giving the matter much thought , he had ...
Page 286
... Beach . Money was no object , neither to the old rich nor the new who made Palm Beach the most famous and exclusive watering place in the nation . Life was a round of tennis , golf , parties , and dressing . Always there was the ...
... Beach . Money was no object , neither to the old rich nor the new who made Palm Beach the most famous and exclusive watering place in the nation . Life was a round of tennis , golf , parties , and dressing . Always there was the ...
Page 293
... Beach leaders announced they were bound for the Riviera . Now that Florida had become fashionable for the middle class , Palm Beach was no longer as desirable for the old American aristocrats , and Boca Raton was yesterday's news ...
... Beach leaders announced they were bound for the Riviera . Now that Florida had become fashionable for the middle class , Palm Beach was no longer as desirable for the old American aristocrats , and Boca Raton was yesterday's news ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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