History Press Library Editions Quintessential sarasota: stories and pictures from the 1920s to the 1950s, hardcover/jeff lahurd

From local writer and historian Jeff La Hurd comes Quintessential Sarasota: Stories and Pictures from the 1920s and the 1950s celebrating the history, people and places of Sarasota, Florida.

Written in a light and entertaining style and using extraordinary historical images, La Hurd conveys a nostalgia for Sarasota s heyday in the early 20th century.

This collection of columns takes a light and entertaining look back at colorful past.

Using many unique and archival images, La Hurd reminisces on the events and attractions of Sarasota s past, including the Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Quarters, the Prohibition Era, the local radio shows and the favorite restaurant hangout, the Smack.