{"product_id":"in-the-spirit-of-palm-beach-9781614280606","title":"In The Spirit of Palm Beach","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn The Spirit of Palm Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e by Fiori, Pamela. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781614280606.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished as a luxury vacation destination for the rich and famous in the early 1900s, Palm Beach is synonymous with old-world glamour and new world sophistication. In this exquisite volume, longtime visitor Pamela Fiori shares with readers the heritage of this tropical paradise. From its world-renowned resorts, dreamy estates, and flashy cars to its endless shopping opportunities and impeccable golf courses, In the Spirit of Palm Beach presents a full spectrum of everything the island can offer. An insider’s guide featuring Fiori’s selection of hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops completes the book.\n\nExcerpt from Introduction:\nIf there is one resort community in America that signifies enormous wealth, unparalleled exclusivity, and unmitigated extravagance, it is Palm Beach. Two little words: “palm” and “beach.” When combined they conjure up a benign image of nothing more than tropical trees, a deserted expanse of sand, and the soft sound of lapping surf. How sublimely simple. In truth, that’s pretty much what Palm Beach was before the arrival of its modern-day settlers and until a certain Henry Morrison Flagler, a founder of Standard Oil, cast his canny eyes on the island’s oceanfront acres in the early 1890s and bought them for $300,000. There’s something to be said for visionaries who know what people want before they know it themselves. For Flagler, it was a retreat where the rich could go to escape the bone-chilling winter elsewhere...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Assouline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946472960053,"sku":"ByrdShop_1614280606","price":353.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781614280606_0d3c629f-3152-41eb-86e0-f88d13cb38d5.jpg?v=1778815314","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/in-the-spirit-of-palm-beach-9781614280606","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}