Jacksonville - The Consolidation Story, from Civil Rights to the Jaguars

Combining observations from the period with extensive interviews and documents (including a cache of files from the mezzanine of the old City Hall parking garage), James Crooks has written an urban history that will fascinate scholars of politics and governmental reform as well as residents of the First Coast city.

About the author

James B. Crooks, emeritus professor of history at the University of North Florida, is the author of Jacksonville After the Fire, 1901-1919: A New South City, Politics and Progress: The Rise of Urban Progressivism in Baltimore, and Creating a University: University of North Florida Faculty and Staff Remember 35 Years.

Summary

Combining observations from the period with extensive interviews and documents (including a cache of files from the mezzanine of the old City Hall parking garage), James Crooks has written an urban history that will fascinate scholars of politics and governmental reform as well as residents of the First Coast city.

Product details

• Authors: James B Crooks, James B. Crooks
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780813064369
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-6436-9
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 435 g
• Series: Florida History and Culture; Florida History and Culture; The Florida History and Culture Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous