WILLIAM FRAZER is a Professor of Economics at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He has also served as Professor at FSU's London Study Center and as a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. He has worked and written in general economics and the money, banking, and finance areas. Recent publications under the Praeger imprint include The Legacy of Keynes and Friedman (1994) and The Central Banks (1994).JOHN J. GUTHRIE, JR., was an instructor of History and Social Science at Daytona Beach Community College. He specialized in prohibition and liquor laws and Florida history.

• IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionLa FloridaThe Infrastructure and the Tourist/Winter-Home ClienteleBanking, Money and Credit, and the MonumentsValue, Promotions, and SpeculationThe Turning Point, Countervailing Publicity, and Boca RatonElsewhereThe duPont/Ball Connection, Panic and the BanksEpilogueReferencesIndex