Mangroves to Major League: A Timeline of St. Petersburg, Florida (Pre History to 2000 A.D.) (Signed. First Edition.)
St. Petersburg, FL: Southern Heritage Press, 2000. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. A popular local history book by Rick Baker, a longtime St. Petersburg resident, former mayor, and local historian.
FROM THE DUST JACKET: "The story of St. Petersburg is the story of post-colonial America. A community on a peninsula of the Florida peninsula, grows from a mangrove wilderness inhabited by native cultures to a booming railroad town. It progresses through the turn of the century, the roaring twenties and the Great Depression. The city witnesses two world wars, a cold war and the start of a new millennium.
Mangroves to Major League provides readers with insights on the ten eras of the country's newest major league city, and provides detailed timelines linking local events to important events in Florida, United States, and world history.
The text is supported by hundreds of photographs, chargs, and maps, many never published before, which will leave readers with both a flor for the community and an in-depth understanding of its history."
ABOUT THIS COPY: Bound in a light bluish-teal cloth with dark blue lettering on the cover and spine. Textblock is semi-glossy paper. Dual columned. Profusely illustrated with photos and other artifacts in black and white. Larger print. Includes bibliography. Indexed. 336 pp. Illustrated dust jacket in full color. Both book and dust jacket are fine. A lovely book, and special signed, first edition. Full refund if not satisfied.
xii, 336. Fine / Fine.
Item #080942
Price: $60.00