Name: Streetcars of Florida's First Coast
SKU: 56953691
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Author: Mann, Robert W. ; Johnson, Glorious J.
ISBN: 9781540211699

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Robert W. Mann

Preface by

Glorious J. Johnson

Publisher

History Press Library Editions

Language

English

Pages

226

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x1.4 cm

Weight

0.47 kg.

ISBN13

9781540211699

Synopsis "Streetcars of Florida's First Coast"

In the late 1800s, a new method to power streetcars ushered Florida's First Coast cities into the modern era. Earlier travelers moved around town on hay burners, but after the very first electric-powered trolley cruised up Jacksonville's Main Street in 1893, railways cropped up throughout the region. When the new railroad terminal opened in 1919, it handled millions of passengers, becoming the hub of the streetcar system and the largest railroad station in the South. With almost sixty miles of track, the Jacksonville Traction Company was the largest streetcar system in Florida. Award-winning author and historian Robert W. Mann chronicles the story behind Florida's bygone streetcar epoch and the dramatic history of city builders, financiers, organized labor, civil rights, fire, fever, nabobs and railway men.

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