{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-gainesville-hardcover","title":"Historic Photos of Gainesville - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Rajtar\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly 200 years ago, settlers arrived in Alachua County to grow cotton and other crops. By the middle of the nineteenth century, enough people resided in the area today known as Gainesville that they decided to create a town to be the center of business and government for the county.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1906, the focus changed with the arrival of the University of Florida. Although it then barely exceeded a hundred students, it has grown to be one of the nation's largest universities and has gained national prominence as a leading research institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistoric Photos of Gainesville\u003c\/i\u003e showcases nearly 200 black-and-white images to chronicle the growth of the city from a place where pigs, cows, and chickens ran free, to a modern city where cutting-edge research is routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42109355131015,"sku":"9781684420094","price":45.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d1cfea7f82bfd6ad15b276057c4006d0.webp?v=1732474031","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/historic-photos-of-gainesville-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}