Miami
A Cultural History
Sociologist and Miami resident Anthony P. Maingot has written a cultural history of this vibrant city, which boasts the highest percentage of foreign-born residents in the US. Miami, or Sweet Water in the Creek Indian language, is one of the newest cities in the United States. While northern Florida was fought over by European powers and finally taken by the Americans as part of the slave-worked plantation South, Miami lay largely ignored and populated by more alligators than humans until its incorporation as a city in 1896. The driving force was Henry Flagler, who brought his railroad down to Miami and from there to Key West—and trade with C…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-62371-061-3
- EAN: 9781623710613
- Produktnummer: 37661471
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
Über den Autor
Anthony P. Maingot, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Founding Professor at Florida International University in Miami. He has lived in Miami since 1972.
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