The Rise of Sarasota: Ken Thompson and the Rebirth of Paradise

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• Jeff LaHurd

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• 160 Seiten
• 6 Lesestunden

• Biografien & Memoiren
• Geschichte
• Karten & Reisen
• Politikwissenschaft
• Weltgeschichte

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Ken Thompson served as Sarasota's city manager from 1950 to 1988, making him the longest-serving manager in United States history. During these years, Sarasota experienced a population explosion and an unprecedented modernization of city services. The city moved from a sleepy little town to an independent city with an identifiable economy. This period of growth gave residents a vastly improved bayfront that included Island Park and the Marina Jack development and saw the creation of the current city hall and the Van Wetzel Theater. In thirty-eight years, Sarasota moved from the Circus City to the multifaceted city it is today. Follow well-known Sarasota historian Jeff LaHurd as he recounts the sometimes controversial era of Sarasota's greatest growth.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Einband: Paperback