Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Muck City
Author: Bryan MealerPublisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307888630
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
In a town deep in the Florida Everglades, where high school football is the only escape, a haunted quarterback, a returning hero, and a scholar struggle against terrible odds. The loamy black “muck” that surrounds Belle Glade, Florida once built an empire for Big Sugar and provided much of the nation's vegetables, often on the backs of roving, destitute migrants. Many of these were children who honed their skills along the field rows and started one of the most legendary football programs in America. Belle Glade’s high school team, the Glades Central Raiders, has sent an extraordinary number of players to the National Football League – 27 since 1985, with five of those drafted in the first round. The industry that gave rise to the town and its team also spawned the chronic poverty, teeming migrant ghettos, and violence that cripples futures before they can ever begin. Muck City tells the story of quarterback Mario Rowley, whose dream is to win a championship for his deceased parents and quiet the ghosts that haunt him; head coach Jessie Hester, the town’s first NFL star, who returns home to “win kids, not championships”; and Jonteria Willliams, who must build her dream of becoming a doctor in one of the poorest high schools in the nation. For boys like Mario, being a Raider is a one-shot window for escape and a college education. Without football, Jonteria and the rest must make it on brains and fortitude alone. For the coach, good intentions must battle a town’s obsession to win above all else. Beyond the Friday night lights, this book is an engrossing portrait of a community mired in a shameful past and uncertain future, but with the fierce will to survive, win, and escape to a better life.
Florida Building Code - Residential, 7th Edition (2020)
Author: Florida Building CommissionPublisher:
ISBN: 9781952468148
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The 7th Edition (2020) update to the Florida Building Code: Residential is a fully integrated publication that updates the 6th Edition 2017 Florida Building Code: Residential using the latest changes to the 2018 International Residential Code® with customized amendments adopted statewide. Florida Building Code Administrative Chapter 1 is included. Chapter tabs are also included. Effective Date: December 31, 2020
Art Deco of the Palm Beaches
Author: Sharon KoskoffPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738544151
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Art Deco design is a jazzy celebration of the Machine Age, mass production, geometry, and the straight line. In Palm Beach County, sleek themes are seen representing tropical, nautical, masculine, and stylized motifs that reflect speed and technology. Elements include eyebrows, flat roofs, porthole windows, rounded corners, columns, glass blocks, bandings, multiples of three, and Zig-Zag steps. Palm Beach County has dozens of Art Deco treasures built throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, which are located in the downtowns of Delray Beach up through West Palm Beach. Art Deco architecture found in Palm Beach County is spread out rather than concentrated in one location. These buildings are significant to the history of South Florida because they represent some of the earliest structures ever built in the area. These remarkable gems are in danger of being demolished due to the ever-increasing amount of development throughout the county.
Housing and Planning References
Author: Map Link Catalog
Author: A Research Guide to Cartographic Resources
Author: Eva H. DodsworthPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538100843
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
The interdisciplinary uses of traditional cartographic resources and modern GIS tools allow for the analysis and discovery of information across a wide spectrum of fields. A Research Guide to Cartographic Resources navigates the numerous American and Canadian cartographic resources available in print and online, offering researchers, academics and students with information on how to locate and access the large variety of resources, new and old. Dozens of different cartographic materials are highlighted and summarized, along with lists of map libraries and geospatial centers, and related professional associations. A Research Guide to Cartographic Resources consists of 18 chapters, two appendices, and a detailed index that includes place names, and libraries, structured in a manner consistent with most reference guides, including cartographic categories such as atlases, dictionaries, gazetteers, handbooks, maps, plans, GIS data and other related material. Almost all of the resources listed in this guide are categorized by geography down to the county level, making efficient work of the type of material required to meet the information needs of those interested in researching place-specific cartographic-related resources. Additionally, this guide will help those interested in not only developing a comprehensive collection in these subject areas, but get an understanding of what materials are being collected and housed in specific map libraries, geospatial centers and their related websites. Of particular value are the sections that offer directories of cartographic and GIS libraries, as well as comprehensive lists of geospatial datasets down to the county level. This volume combines the traditional and historical collections of cartography with the modern applications of GIS-based maps and geospatial datasets.
Palm Beach County Beach Erosion Control Projects
Author: Florida Atlas and Gazetteer
Author: Rand McnallyPublisher: Delorme Mapping Company
ISBN: 9781946494337
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With an incredible wealth of detail, DeLorme's Atlas & Gazetteer is the perfect companion for exploring the Florida outdoors. Extensively indexed, full-color topographic maps provide information on everything from cities and towns to historic sites, scenic drives, trailheads, boat ramps and even prime fishing spots. Conveniently bound in book form, the Atlas & Gazetteer is your most comprehensive guide to Florida's backcountry. Full-color topographic maps provide information on everything from cities and towns to historic sites, scenic drives, recreation areas, trailheads, boat ramps and prime fishing spots Extensively indexed Handy latitude/longitude overlay grid for each map allows you to navigate with GPS Inset maps provided for major cities as well as all state lands Product Details: Florida State Dimensions: 15.5" x 11" AVAILABLE FOR ALL 50 STATES
Florida Bucket List Adventure Guide & Journal
Author: Bridge PressPublisher:
ISBN: 9781955149297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Housing and Planning References
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description