Lakeland - Picturing Change

Join Lakeland residents Randall M. MacDonald, Susan Priest MacDonald and Sarah E. MacDonald as they explore the differences between the Lakeland of yesterday and today. Historical images of eclectic buildings and notable scenes stand side by side with their modern equivalents in order to depict the changes that have occurred in Lakeland over the past century. Take a look at downtown Lakeland, Munn Park and local lakes as they were transformed by transportation, industry and technology. This fascinating book documents how the rural crossroads of Lakeland turned into a thriving modern city.

About the author

Randall M. MacDonald is the director of Roux Library at Florida Southern College. He has been at the college since 1986, following experience in public librarianship and records management. His undergraduate degree was in history, and his graduate work was in library science and education. His previous books include The Internet and the School Library Media Specialist: Transforming Traditional Services (1997) and Successful Keyword Searching: Initiating Research on Popular Topics Using Electronic Databases (2001, with Susan Priest MacDonald). He has coauthored four previous local history titles: Lakeland (2005, with Mary M. Flekke), Cypress Gardens (2006, with Mary M. Flekke and Sarah E. MacDonald), The Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College (2007, with Nora Galbraith and James G. Rogers Jr.) and Sebring (2008, with Susan Priest MacDonald and the Sebring Historical Society).

Product details

• Authors: Randall M MacDonald, Randall M. MacDonald, Sarah E. MacDonald, Susan Priest MacDonald
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2010
• EAN: 9781596297029
• ISBN: 978-1-59629-702-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Series: Vintage Images; Vintage Images
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History - U.S., USA Süden, South Atlantic States, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV), HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General