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Florida's Healing Waters: Gilded Age Mineral Springs, Seaside Resorts, and Health Spas
Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Nonfiction Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Award A colorful look...
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Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Florida Nonfiction
Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Award
A colorful look at a forgotten era of Florida tourism
Filled with rare photographs, vintage postcards and advertisements, and fascinating descriptions from over 100 years ago, Florida's Healing Waters spotlights a little-known time in Florida history when tourists poured into the state in search of good health.
Rick Kilby explores the Victorian belief that water caused healing and rehabilitation, tracing the history of "taking the waters" from its origins in the era of Enlightenment. Nineteenth-century Americans traveled from afar to bathe in the outdoors and soak up the warm climate of Florida. Here, with more than 1,000 freshwater springs, 1,300 miles of coastline, and 30,000 lakes, water was an abundant resource.
Through the wealth of images in this book, Kilby shows how Florida's natural wonders were promoted and developed as restorative destinations for America's emerging upper class. The rapid growth in tourism infrastructure that began during the Gilded Age lasted well into the twentieth century, and Kilby explains how these now-lost resorts helped boost the economy of modern Florida.
Today, these splendid health spas and elaborate bathing facilities have been lost, replaced by recreational amenities for a culture more about sun and fun than physical renewal. In this book, Kilby emphasizes the value of honoring and preserving the natural features of the state in the face of continual development. He reminds us that Florida's water is still a life-giving treasure.
Author: Rick Kilby
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 10/13/2020
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780813066530
About the Author
Kilby, Rick: - Rick Kilby is a graphic designer living in Orlando, Florida. He is the author of the award-winning Finding the Fountain of Youth: Ponce de León and Florida's Magical Waters.
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