Taking its name from a fortification established more than 160 years ago during the Second Seminole War, Fort Lauderdale boasts a history stretching back 5,000 years before the first white settlers arrived in the eighteenth century. From beautiful tales of the "mysterious" New River that helped launch the community to more recent stories of rum running and gambling, segregation and integration, and boom and bust, the history of this Florida city is told here through the everyday lives of those who lived it.
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Author and historian Susan Gillis is former curator of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society. Her fresh insights into Fort Lauderdale's past--based on oral histories, archival material, and original research--are complemented by vintage illustrations from the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and the Broward County Historical Commission.
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Visitors as well as longtime residents of Fort Lauderdale often express their disdain for the supposed brevity of our city's history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New River, Broward County, South Florida, Dort Lauderdale, Andrews Avenue, Broward Boulevard, Spring Break, Las Olas Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, Bahia Mar, Palm Beach, Coral Ridge, Dade County, United States, Port Everglades, Ivy Stranahan, African Americans, Sailboat Bend, Seminole Indians, South Floridians, Stranahan House, Tom Bryan, World War, Brickell Avenue, Broward General New!
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Visitors as well as longtime residents of Fort Lauderdale often express their disdain for the supposed brevity of our city's history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
city commission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New River, Broward County, South Florida, Dort Lauderdale, Andrews Avenue, Broward Boulevard, Spring Break, Las Olas Boulevard, Sunrise Boulevard, Bahia Mar, Palm Beach, Coral Ridge, Dade County, United States, Port Everglades, Ivy Stranahan, African Americans, Sailboat Bend, Seminole Indians, South Floridians, Stranahan House, Tom Bryan, World War, Brickell Avenue, Broward General New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Fort Lauderdale (FL) (Images of America) by Susan Gillis on page 59
- Las Olas and Other Poems by John W. Rudolph on page 115
- Growing Pains by Joyce James on page 63
- Pioneer Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities, and Recipes (American Kids in History) by David C. King on page 27
- Growing Pains by Mike Seabrook on page 103
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