Description: History of Davis Islands, Florida, Paperback Tampa's Davis Islands has long been among the most desirable places to live on Florida's west coast.Built from mud dredged from the bottom of the Tampa Bay, it's possible few thought the project would amount to very much, with the exception of its creator, David P. Davis. The developer and Tampa native Davis purchased the dredged land in the 1920s during the Florida land boom; the gamble paid off in dividends, as the Davis Islands made him wildly rich and nationally famous. He followed the Islands up with a subdivision twice its size in St. Augustine, which he named Davis Shores. Davis sold his Tampa development in August 1926, but he slipped into debt and died under mysterious circumstances while en route to Europe aboard a luxury liner only months later. Though their creator did not live to see it, work on Davis Islands continued, and the development ultimately became an unmitigated success. Join author Rodney Kite-Powell as he examines the history of one of Florida's most famous neighborhoods.
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MPN: 9781609498733
Book Title: History of Davis Islands : David P. Davis and the Story of a Landmark Tampa Neighborhood
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
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Genre: Travel, Photography, History
Item Weight: 0.6 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
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Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
