May 7, 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM (ET)
Join us at Refinery Jax Beach on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:00 PM for the CFA Society Jacksonville Book Club meeting discussing Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression by Christopher Knowlton, author of Cattle Kingdom and former Fortune writer.
Drinks will be provided by CFA Society Jacksonville.
ABOUT THE BOOK Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression by Christopher Knowlton
The 1920s in Florida was a time of incredible excess, immense wealth, and precipitous collapse. The decade there produced the largest human migration in American history, far exceeding the settlement of the West, as millions flocked to the grand hotels and the new cities that rose rapidly from the teeming wetlands. The boom spawned a new subdivision civilization—and the most egregious large-scale assault on the environment in the name of “progress.” Nowhere was the glitz and froth of the Roaring Twenties more excessive than in Florida. In Bubble in the Sun Christopher Knowlton examines the grand artistic and entrepreneurial visions behind Coral Gables, Boca Raton, Miami Beach, and other storied sites, as well as the darker side of the frenzy.
LOCATION & PARKING Refinery Restaurant Jax Beach 831 1st Street North Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Parking to be confirmed
TICKET PRICES Drinks will be provided by CFA Society Jacksonville. Food will be available for purchase.
BOOK CLUB DETAILS CFA Society Jacksonville aims to host a book club meeting every 3-4 months. We also would welcome any suggestions for books on topics of interest that Society members would like to read and discuss.
Please register by Thursday, May 2 at 12:00 PM ET
Jacksonville Beach, FL, United States