Historic Daytona Beach (FL)

The Biltmore Estate, one of America's grand displays of personal wealth and decadence, is showcased through a collection of vintage photographs, allowing readers to walk through its history of hundreds of ornately decorated rooms, gardens, and greenery. Charleston's contemporary gardens are well documented, but this book reminds readers that the city was primarily one of family homes where life was enjoyed in the garden, depicting the gardens of past generations.

Once a haven for fishermen and well-to-do winter vacationers, the Gulf beaches of the Tampa Bay area became a popular getaway for newly prosperous middle-class families, anxious to put war-weary years behind them. Within the pages of this book, the story of Jekyll Island's transformation unfolds through historic photographs of the island, its early residents, and devoted beachcombers.

Images of America: Biloxi showcases the city's history, including tales about the seafood and canning industries, immigration, religion, centuries of tourism, gambling, and diversity, as well as the Keesler Air Force Base. In 1941, Tuskegee, Alabama, was selected as the site of an important new development in military training, as black Americans were allowed to serve in the United States Army Air Corps for the first time.

Historic photographs tell the story of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, one of the largest shipyards on earth, and exemplify what American hands are capable of creating. The Farmington Mine Disaster of 1968 changed the course of safety for future mining and the lives of 78 families whose loved ones never came back from the cateye shift.

Since 1936, Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, has represented the gentility and excitement of Thoroughbred horse racing, an enduring part of central Kentuckians' culture and a fun place for all generations. From a hot springs attraction to a central location for gangsters, gambling, moonshine, and organized crime, Hot Springs, Arkansas, has evolved into a resort and major tourist destination.

The music that has been produced in Memphis over the past 100 years is as unique and diverse as the city itself, while New Orleans has become a place where several cultures met and blended to create a city and lifestyle unlike any in the United States.

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