From local writer and historian Jeff LaHurd comes Quintessential Sarasota: Stories and Pictures from the 1920s and the 1950s celebrating the history, people and places of Sarasota, Florida. Written in a light and entertaining style and using extraordinary historical images, LaHurd conveys a nostalgia for Sarasota s heyday in the early 20th century.
This collection of columns takes a light and entertaining look back at colorful past. Using many unique and archival images, LaHurd reminisces on the events and attractions of Sarasota s past, including the Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Quarters, the Prohibition Era, the local radio shows and the favorite restaurant hangout, the Smack."
| Author: Jeff Lahurd |
| Publisher: History Press Library Editions |
| Publication Date: Jan 11, 2004 |
| Number of Pages: 98 pages |
| Binding: Hardback or Cased Book |
| ISBN-10: 154020362X |
| ISBN-13: 9781540203625 |
