Tim Hollis hits a hole in one in this beautiful and entertaining look at America s miniature golf courses. Brian Rucker, author of Treasures of the Panhandle I can t wait to add this fun little book to my collection. Hollis makes the world of miniature golf come to life with unique vintage postcards and photos. Rick Kilby, author of Finding the Fountain of Youth Dinosaurs, octopusi, ghosts, mermaids, dragons, rocket ships, castles, and more The Minibook of Minigolf takes you on a wacky and wonderful tour of miniature golf in the southeast, where it has always...
Tim Hollis hits a hole in one in this beautiful and entertaining look at America s miniature golf courses. Brian Rucker, author of Treasures of the...
Dive into the colorful past of Florida s natural wonders Hollis plunges readers into the nostalgic waters of Florida s most famous springs. Lavishly illustrated with rare photos and flyers, this beautiful book celebrates the classic years of 20th-century Florida tourism. Brian R. Rucker, author of Treasures of the Panhandle: A Journey through West Florida A collection of quaint, curious, and sometimes wonderfully ridiculous advertisements and memorabilia from Florida s big five springs. This volume will delight readers who can remember these roadside attractions in...
Dive into the colorful past of Florida s natural wonders Hollis plunges readers into the nostalgic waters of Florida s most famous spr...
Since World War II, tourists have flocked to Florida's northwest Gulf Coast and sun and fun spots at Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Pensacola Beach. Every year those visitors number in the millions.
For those who long to recall how the vacationland appeared thirty, forty, or even fifty years ago, Tim Hollis has written Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast.
In a style that informs and entertains, Hollis describes the rise of early developments, such as Long Beach Resort, and major tourist attractions, such as the Gulfarium and the Miracle...
Since World War II, tourists have flocked to Florida's northwest Gulf Coast and sun and fun spots at Panama City Beach, Fort Walton Beach, and Pens...
From Blowing Rock, North Carolina, where the Tweetsie Railroad boards to Lookout Mountain, on the Tennessee and Georgia border, -the Land of the Smokies- attracts thousands of tourists each year. Some come to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; many others delight in the sometimes quirky but always alluring attractions along the highways.
In The Land of the Smokies, Tim Hollis wields his wit, his passion for detail, and almost 200 classic illustrations to produce an incomparable history of fun in the mountains. Hollis shows how the national park was created out of...
From Blowing Rock, North Carolina, where the Tweetsie Railroad boards to Lookout Mountain, on the Tennessee and Georgia border, -the Land of the Sm...
There was a time when rural comedians drew most of their humor from tales of farmers' daughters, hogs, hens, and hill country high jinks. Lum and Abner and Ma and Pa Kettle might not have toured happily under the -Redneck- marquee, but they were its precursors.
In Ain't That a Knee-Slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century, author Tim Hollis traces the evolution of this classic American form of humor in the mass media, beginning with the golden age of radio, when such comedians as Bob Burns, Judy Canova, and Lum and Abner kept listeners laughing. The book then moves into the...
There was a time when rural comedians drew most of their humor from tales of farmers' daughters, hogs, hens, and hill country high jinks. Lum and A...
Before Walt Disney built his mammoth theme park, there were the Fairyland Caverns of Rock City Gardens, the glass-bottomed boats of Silver Springs, and Stuckey's Restaurants around each bend. From the Smoky Mountains to the Ozarks, from the Florida coast to the Mississippi gulf, the Southern roadside was a string of attractions--some based on history, some on pure imagination. Dixie Before Disney chronicles the wonderful and wacky history of these tourist spots.
Tourism rose in Dixie just after the Civil War, when Northern millionaires discovered the joys of spending the winter...
Before Walt Disney built his mammoth theme park, there were the Fairyland Caverns of Rock City Gardens, the glass-bottomed boats of Silver Springs,...
When Six Flags Over Georgia opened in June 1967, it became the first theme park in the Southeast. Although the park is best known today for its high-speed roller coasters, this book recaptures its earlier years when it was devoted to the various periods of Georgia's history. Six Flags Over Georgia revisits such classic rides and attractions as the Log Jamboree, Tales of the Okefenokee, Jean Ribaut's Adventure, the Krofft Puppet Theater, the Happy Motoring Freeway, and many others. It also explores how the park's focus changed and expanded over the decades and takes a look at some of its...
When Six Flags Over Georgia opened in June 1967, it became the first theme park in the Southeast. Although the park is best known today for its high-s...
