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Swampland Speculation: The Collapse of the Florida Land Boom. Hurricanes, Hubris, and the Apocalyptic Real Estate Crash of the Roaring Twenties, 1925–1928
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- Nombre de pages203
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-3-565-49748-5
- EAN9783565497485
- Date de parution14/06/2026
- Protection num.pas de protection
- Taille892 Ko
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurEmphaloz Publishing House
Résumé
How did thousands of rational American investors willingly sink their life savings into buying underwater swampland they had never even seen? The answer lies in the manic, feverish speculation of the 1920s Florida Land Boom.
Fueled by the post-WWI economic boom and the rise of the automobile, the promise of a tropical paradise sparked a frenzy of real estate speculation. "Binder boys" sold contracts for unbuilt lots, flipping the paper for massive profits within hours.
However, the entire economy was a fragile house of cards built on debt and geographical ignorance. When a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane utterly devastated Miami in 1926, the illusion of paradise was shattered, instantly wiping out billions of dollars in paper wealth and devastating the regional economy years before the Great Depression. This fascinating historical autopsy explores the psychology of irrational exuberance.
It details the fraudulent marketing tactics of early developers, the collapse of the local railway logistics, and the devastating meteorological reality check. Explore the anatomy of a real estate apocalypse. The Florida crash remains the ultimate historical lesson in the lethal combination of unbridled greed and environmental ignorance.
However, the entire economy was a fragile house of cards built on debt and geographical ignorance. When a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane utterly devastated Miami in 1926, the illusion of paradise was shattered, instantly wiping out billions of dollars in paper wealth and devastating the regional economy years before the Great Depression. This fascinating historical autopsy explores the psychology of irrational exuberance.
It details the fraudulent marketing tactics of early developers, the collapse of the local railway logistics, and the devastating meteorological reality check. Explore the anatomy of a real estate apocalypse. The Florida crash remains the ultimate historical lesson in the lethal combination of unbridled greed and environmental ignorance.