Late to the Party in the Roaring Twenties and That Tropical Paradise Called Florida

Millions of dollars were flooding into Florida's economy in the Roaring Twenties. By 1925, real estate transactions were taking place faster than county clerks could record them. Land sales had virtually eclipsed tourism and farming as the state's source of astounding economic growth. It was no different from other frenetic manias - the people who jumped in early, and got out early, were the winners. Those late to the game were the dreamers.

“Late to the Party in the Roaring '20s is a terrific microcosm of the great excitement and tragic years of Florida's Golden Age land boom. Men, women, entire families flooded into Florida believing bold enterprise practically guaranteed sudden riches. This inspirational account is a must read to truly understand the hopes, dreams, and struggles of the 1920s in that paradise called Florida.Debi Murray, Chief CuratorHistorical Society of Palm Beach County”

Late to the Party in the Roaring `20s is a terrific microcosm of the great excitement and tragic years of Florida’s Golden Age land boom. Men, women, entire families flooded into Florida believing bold enterprise practically guaranteed sudden riches. This inspirational account is a must read to truly understand the hopes, dreams, and struggles of the 1920s in that paradise called Florida.Debi Murray, Chief CuratorHistorical Society of Palm Beach County

Bob Yost enjoyed a lengthy career in the newspaper and magazine publishing world of Manhattan, beginning in the advertising department of the original New York Sun, later the New York World Telegraph and Sun.After joining Vogue magazine in 1952 - followed by a brief hiatus on Madison Avenue - the lion's share of his work remained rooted in the realms of COnde' Nast Publications. He later founded the business firms Gordon/Shaw Inc. and Gordon/Shaw Ltd. (London).Leaving London, he retired with his wife and son to rural New Hampshire in 1988. He later spent time in Washington D.C. Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Millions of dollars were flooding into Florida's economy in the Roaring Twenties. By 1925, real estate transactions were taking place faster than county clerks could record them. Land sales had virtually eclipsed tourism and farming as the state's source of astounding economic growth. It was no different from other frenetic manias - the people who jumped in early, and got out early, were the winners. Those late to the game were the dreamers.

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