Jacksonville by James B Crooks
In the 1950s and 60s Jacksonville faced daunting problems. The city government was criticized for being boss-ridden and corrupt, African Americans challenged racial segregation, the St. Johns River was heavily polluted, and downtown development had succumbed to suburban sprawl. In 1967 the city decided to consolidate with surrounding Duval County, transforming this conservative Deep South backwater city into a prosperous, mainstream metropolis. James Crooks introduces readers to preconsolidation Jacksonville and then focuses on three major issues that confronted the expanded city: racial relations, environmental pollution, and the revitalization of downtown. This urban history will fascinate scholars of politics and governmental reform as well as residents of the First Coast city. A volume in the Florida History and Culture Series, edited by Raymond Arsenault and Gary R. Mormino-
Voices of the Apalachicola
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Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams
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DEATH in the EVERGLADES
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Losing It All to Sprawl
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The Everglades
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Manatee Insanity
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The New Deal in South Florida
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Paving Paradise
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Balancing Evils Judiciously: the Proslavery Writings of Zephaniah Kingsley
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Hitler's Soldiers in the Sunshine State
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A Most Disorderly Court
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Frank Lloyd Wright'S Florida Southern College
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Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators
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The Tropic of Cracker
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Paradise Lost?
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Embry-Riddle at War
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The Columbia Restaurant
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Seasons of Real Florida
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Claude Pepper and Ed Ball
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In the Eye of Hurricane Andrew
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MAKING WAVES: FEMALE ACTIVISTS in TWENTIETH-CENTURY FLORIDA
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Come to My Sunland
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Government in the Sunshine State
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Sunshine Paradise
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Florida's Space Coast
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The Enduring Seminoles
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Castles in the Sand
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The Wide Brim
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Al Burt's Florida
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Black Miami in the Twentieth Century
James B. Crooks is emeritus professor of history at the University of North Florida.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813064369 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813064368 |
| Title | Jacksonville |
| Author | James B Crooks |
| Series | The Florida History And Culture Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of Florida |
| Year published | 2019-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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