The Making of St. Petersburg

von William M Michaels

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Boasting over 15 million tourists visiting every year, this Florida city is one of America's oldest and one of its most popular.The Making of St. Petersburg captures the character of this bay city through its past, from the Spanish clash with indigenous peoples to the creation of the downtown waterfront parks and grand hotels. Take a journey with local historian Will Michaels as he chronicles St. Petersburg's storied history, including the world's first airline, the birth of Pinellas County and the good old American pastime, Major League Baseball. The people and events in this work paint a beautiful portrait of a coastal Florida city and reveal St. Petersburg's sense of place.

• ISBN: 9781609498337
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.11.2012
• Größe: 226 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing (SC)