Tampa: The Early Years

by Robert J. Kaiser

Book Overview

This is the story of how the Tampa Bay area became the Gem of Florida's Gulf Coast.

Thanks to the city's natural deep-water port and proximity to the Panama Canal, Tampa attracted residents from all over the world. In the 20th century, the founding blocks of the city we know today were set by visionary pioneers who came together with Henry B. Plant's railroad, the construction of the Tampa Bay Hotel, and Tampa's five C's: climate,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738502251
• ISBN13: 9780738502250
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.3"