St. Augustine in the Gilded Age

by Beth Rogero Bowen and St. Augustine Historical Society

St. Augustine was more than three centuries old when tourism awakened the sleepy Spanish village.

Soon after Standard Oil's Henry Flagler brought the railroad to town in the 1880s, well-heeled visitors began flocking to Flagler's luxury hotels as St. Augustine became known as the American Riviera. Tourists walked the quaint, narrow streets and visited the historical attractions such as the old city gate, the long-abandoned Spanish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738553425
• ISBN13: 9780738553429
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 9.1"