Legendary Locals of Daytona Beach by Mark Lane

Legendary Locals of Daytona Beach by Mark Lane

Since the 1920s, Daytona Beach has sold itself as The World s Most Famous Beach, which, while not literally true, does suggest a city with a big personality and large plans. The people in these pages contributed to that personality and made those plans. These people include Matthias Day, the Ohio industrialist, educator, inventor, and newspaper editor who founded and gave his name to the new city in 1876; Mary McLeod Bethune, the daughter of former slaves, who founded the university that bears her name with five little girls, a dollar and a half, and faith in God; Bill France Sr., the race driver and promoter who took stock car racing from the beach sands to a state-of-the-art track and built a racing empire; and his son, Bill France Jr., who turned NASCAR into a national pastime. Other notable Daytonans include the builders, writers, artists, rockers, promoters, business founders, educators, journalists, politicians, pioneers, bootleggers, philanthropists, sports stars, and even a dog that made the city what it is today. They come to life in historical photographs from the Halifax Historical Museum, the Florida Archives, and files of the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Lane, Mark: - Mark Lane has been telling the story of this area in columns, commentary, and news stories in the Daytona Beach News-Journal since 1980. Legendary Locals of Daytona Beach features the stories he heard while growing up. The names are the ones he has always seen on streets, buildings, and maps. This book seeks to keep that local history alive.

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ISBN 13	9781467102223
ISBN 10	1467102229
Title	Legendary Locals of Daytona Beach
Author	Mark Lane
Series	Legendary Locals Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
Year published	2015-12-07
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.