Book Review by Bill G Crawford
This a highly readable, fully sourced book by a retired university professor and a law professor ... more This a highly readable, fully sourced book by a retired university professor and a law professor about one of the largest sheriff's offices in the nation. The approach is chronological and biographical, treating every sheriff in office from the beginning of the county to 2000. Among the many stories vividly told is the lynching of Rubin Stacy, a black man who allegedly assaulted a white woman in 1935. Another story well told is the gubernatorial suspensions of a colorful and popular sheriff, Walter Clark, for allowing open gambling and bookmaking, among other things. Missing from the sources are the testimony of Clark before the Kefauver Committee, oral histories by and about a few of the more recent sheriffs, and the minutes of the early grand juries. A few of the photographs add little to the narrative and there are a few factual quibbles. Withal, for those interested in the history of criminal justice, this is a highly readable and interesting book that parallels the rapid growth of a South Florida county from a collection of agricultural settlements to one of the most populous and diverse metropolitan areas in the nation in just eighty-five years.
Florida Historical Quarterly, Jun 2014
The life and work of real estate developer Joseph W. Young, Jr., founder of the city of Hollywood... more The life and work of real estate developer Joseph W. Young, Jr., founder of the city of Hollywood, Florida, by author Joan Mickelson, Ph.D.
Papers by Bill G Crawford
Louisiana Law Review, 1954
Mississippi College Law Review, 1994
, II, research assistant for this Article, was indispensable, particularly on the matters of juri... more , II, research assistant for this Article, was indispensable, particularly on the matters of jurispru dence constante and the federal treatment of Louisiana products liability cases.
Broward Legacy, Mar 13, 2012
Broward Legacy, Mar 22, 2012
Broward Legacy, Mar 13, 2012
Broward Legacy, Mar 13, 2012
Broward Legacy, Mar 13, 2012
Broward Legacy, Mar 13, 2012
Broward Legacy, May 24, 2012
Broward Legacy, Nov 10, 2011
The life and work of Richard Schermerhorn, Jr. (1877-1962), a New York engineer and and landscape... more The life and work of Richard Schermerhorn, Jr. (1877-1962), a New York engineer and and landscape architect. A major proponent of the City Practical as opposed to the City Beautiful Movement. Designer of the Garden and Terrace for the Andrew Carnegie Mansion on 5th Avenue and 90-92nd Streets, NYC, now the Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden to the Cooper-Hewitt/National Design Museum. During his presidency of the New York chapter of the ASLA, Schermerhorn advocated the maintenance of Central Park in its original state and to avoid structures and buildings inconsistent with the Park's original design. Schermerhorn chaired the ASLA Commitee for the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, taught LA at Columbia University, and left an influential body of writings on such subjects as landscaping rural highways, cemeteries, and designs surrounding and under city water works projects, biographies of ASLA 'giants' like Samuel Parsons, Colonial landscape design, and an important paper on the City Practical.
Broward Legacy, Sep 23, 2011
This a highly readable, fully sourced book by a retired university professor and a law professor ... more This a highly readable, fully sourced book by a retired university professor and a law professor about one of the largest sheriff's offices in the nation. The approach is chronological and biographical, treating every sheriff in office from the beginning of the county to 2000. Among the many stories vividly told is the lynching of Rubin Stacy, a black man who allegedly assaulted a white woman in 1935. Another story well told is the gubernatorial suspensions of a colorful and popular sheriff, Walter Clark, for allowing open gambling and bookmaking, among other things. Missing from the sources are the testimony of Clark before the Kefauver Committee, oral histories by and about a few of the more recent sheriffs, and the minutes of the early grand juries. A few of the photographs add little to the narrative and there are a few factual quibbles. Withal, for those interested in the history of criminal justice, this is a highly readable and interesting book that parallels the rapid growth of a South Florida county from a collection of agricultural settlements to one of the most populous and diverse metropolitan areas in the nation in just eighty-five years.
floridasbigdig.com
... It is likely that Capone first hired Gordon, and then Gordon brought Giblin into the case. On... more ... It is likely that Capone first hired Gordon, and then Gordon brought Giblin into the case. One authority recounts that, years later, Giblin told him that former Ohio governor James Cox, owner and publisher of the Miami Daily News, urged Giblin to help Capone. ...
Tequesta: the Journal of the Historical …, 2007
... Alfred Brown, Mathew McCray, _ . и • »? and Henry Bendy in August 1961 wade-in. preservation ... more ... Alfred Brown, Mathew McCray, _ . и • »? and Henry Bendy in August 1961 wade-in. preservation OI Order at all time. 25 Courtesy, Gene Hyde Collection, Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, H28152.12. On July 23, 1961, about ...
Broward Legacy, 1996
The comprehensive history of Broward County, Florida's only island park from the federal Swamplan... more The comprehensive history of Broward County, Florida's only island park from the federal Swampland Act of 1850 until its acquisition and development as park land. In 1929, it became known for decades as "Capone Island." American gangster Al Capone's lawyer, Vincent Giblin (a former Broward County judge), mysteriously took title to the 50-acre vacant property as "trustee" without naming beneficiaries and refusing to confirm or deny that he had taken title for the benefit of his client Al Capone. Soon thereafter, Capone went to jail for income tax evasion. Giblin, as trustee, never paid taxes imposed on the property by governmental authorities resulting in its forfeiture and eventual use as a Broward County park..
The Intracoastal Waterway: Florida"s Diverse Resource, 1996
Pamphlet document addresses various aspects of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Florida, inc... more Pamphlet document addresses various aspects of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Florida, including history, economics, natural resources, and pollution prevention. Published by Broward County (Fla.). Department of Natural Resource Protection (1996).
Broward Legacy, 1997
A chronological history of the development of what would become Florida's Atlantic Intracoastal W... more A chronological history of the development of what would become Florida's Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The story begins in 1881 when the State of Florida agreed with a private St. Augustine-based company (Florida Coast Line Canal & Transportation Company) to grant the company 3,840 acres of public land for constructing each mile of waterway from y St. Augustine, Fla., to Miami, Fla., eventually extending construction north to Jacksonville, Fla. The State also granted the private company the right to collect tolls for maintenance. By 1912, the State of Florida had granted this private company over a million acres of public land for an inland waterway 268 miles long. In 1929, the State of Florida bought the waterway and turned it and necessary right-of-way over to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for enlarging and perpetual maintenance by the federal government by Act of Congress (1927). It then became a public waterway free of the burden of tolls.
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