Pioneer Days on Tampa Bay's Gulf beaches
Subtitle: an eyewitness account of the settlement and development of the barrier islands and Pass-a-Grille, 1898-1940
By: by George Lizotte ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by R. Wayne Ayers
Contributors: Ayres, R. Wayne, 1945- editor
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: University of Tampa Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Tampa, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781597321501; 9781597321518
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Tourism; History; Social life and customs
Other titles: Eyewitness account of the settlement and development of the barrier islands and Pass-a-Grille, 1898-1940
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 119) and index.
Table of contents: title: George Henri Lizotte: beach pioneer / by R. Wayne Ayers; title: Early days on the barrier islands; title: Pioneer life on the island; title: Beginnings of a beach resort; title: A vacation place emerges; title: Notable pioneers leave their mark; title: Prized tarpons draw tourists; title: Silas Dent, hospitable hermit; title: The smallest chartered town in the U.S.; title: Powerhouse visitors arrive; title: Pass-a-Grille grows and prospers; title: The world's first commercial air charter; title: The resort era's rise and fall; title: Autos, new residents spark a renaissance; title: The famed pelican limerick; title: The metropolis of the beaches; title: Hurricane shatters new resort; title: Don CeSar: the beaches' grand hotel; title: Treasure Island: a treasure discovered; title: The beach boom moves northward; title: Development comes to Mitchell (Madeira) beach; title: Settlement of "the rocks"; title: Lizotte looks back: "progress" brings mixed benefits.