Join
us for a leisurely stroll down Miami's sandy shores
and meet some of the people whose passage through our city helped
put the Magic in Miami and Miami on the map.
These are men and women who would forever after always have a little
sand in their shoes...
Table
of Contents:
SAND
IN THEIR SHOES
Magic
City
What's in a Name?
The Wreckers
The Homesteaders
THE
PIONEERS
Miami's
Godfather
The "Mother of Miami"
The "Father of Fort Lauderdale"
The Real Deal
Coconut Grove
It was a Very Good Year
Money Talks
GIANT
STEPS
Getting
Connected
Build It and They Will Come
It Was a Very Bad Year
Shattered Dreams & New Beginnings
Miami on the "Moove"
The Age of Romance
Murder in Miami
Out with the Old
MARCHING
THROUGH TIME
Camp
Miami Beach
A Piece of the Action
Middle-Class Miami
Big Business
Waterlogged
THE
GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY AND THE BIZARRE
The
Winds of Change
Bad Boys
That's Entertainment
Good Sports
The Ugly American
Colorful Characters
Mothers (and Fathers) of Invention
Politically Incorrect
OUTSTANDING
INDIVIDUALS
The
Written Word
Local Heroes
Black and White
Reach for the Stars
Honorable Mentions