USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
Written to commemorate the Pinellas Centennial, this book included the following chapters: Chapter 1--Early Footprints in the Sand; Chapter 2--Pioneers Arrive along Punta Pinal (1821-1887); Chapter 3--Railroads and Regional Rivalries (1888-1911); Chapter 4--Citrus Groves, Truck Farmers, and Land Booms (1912-1935); Chapter 5--Wartime Mobilization along "Peerless Pinellas" (1936-1945); Chapter 6--Progressive Pinellas and the Florida Dream (1946-1971); Chapter 7--Subdivisions, Retirement Communities, and "Condomania" (1972-2000); Epilogue--A New Millennium, A New Century (2001-2012). Profile pages of sponsors follow the text. Artwork on the front cover was created by Christopher Still, a noted artist in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Recommended Citation
Schnur, James Anthony. Historic Pinellas County : A Centennial History. San Antonio, TX: HPN Books, 2012.
Creative Commons License
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Cover artwork and title page
Comments
64 p. Abstract only. Full-text access is available only through purchase of the book or locating a copy in a library. There are copies of the book at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.