Historic Photos of Palm Beach County
Palm Beach is known all over the world as a place synonymous with the Good Life. Named for the beautiful beaches and trees lining the area, Palm Beach was first founded in 1909. As the epicenter of fashion for the elite social season, Palm Beach has attracted tourists and new residents alike for many years! For everyone from Hollywood stars to heads of state, from literary and artistic icons to millionaires and international business magnates, the allure of this lush area has been irresistible.
The perfect coffee-table book, Historic Photos of Palm Beach contains nearly 200 photographs collected from Florida's top historic archives.
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Book details
- Author
- Seth Bramson
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
History › United States › State & Local › West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) - Topics
- Florida history · local history · historical photography · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · American South
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369837
About the author
SETH H. BRAMSON is America’s most-published Florida history book author, with more than 33 books on Florida history, transportation, and local communities. His recent books include Lost Restaurants of Miami, Hallandale Beach and Broward County.
Bramson holds master’s degrees from St. Thomas University and Florida International University. He serves as company historian of the Florida East Coast Railway, and his book Speedway to Sunshine is the railway’s official history.
When he’s not writing, Bramson has served as a faculty member at Barry University in Miami Shores. His work spans Miami Beach, local communities, and the broader history of Florida, supported by one of the largest personal collections of Florida East Coast Railway memorabilia and Floridiana in the world.
Seth lives in Miami.