PALM BEACH, MAR-A-LAGO, AND THE RISE OF AMERICA'S XANADU

Tells the history of the fabled landscape of Palm Beach, Florida, from its founding in the 1890s to the present, intertwined with the colorful lives of its many famous and infamous protagonists. Drawing on his deep knowledge of Florida history, Standiford brings alive a famous place and the characters who have been drawn inexorably to it. Illus.