Miami, A Backward Glance
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Sarasota, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781561642861
Subjects: Miami (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century.; Miami (Fla.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.; Miami (Fla.) -- Description and travel.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Description: From the lavish parties, the yachts, and the innovative architecture to the sultry summer days, the mosquito bites, and the hurricanes, Muriel Murrell captures in a series of charming vignettes the early days of Miami. Her remembrances are populated with a fascinating mix of eccentric millionaires, artists, shysters, heiresses, and mobsters, some of whose names are recognizable today, and others whose names have disappeared into history along with the gracious winter homes once lining Brickell Avenue.

Part memoir, part history, Miami, A Backward Glance reminds us how the Magic City rose from the swamp, developing from a pioneer town to a luxury resort to an important crossroads of the Western Hemisphere.
Notes: Includes index.