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A multimedia presentation on the history of Miami Hemispheric City of the Americas
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Now, the history of Miami comes to life in a multimedia interactive CD-ROM – Miami "The Magic City."
This CD-ROM is a multimedia computer presentation based on Arva Moore Parks award winning book "Miami: the Magic City."
The Miami "The Magic City" CD-ROM presents the chronological heritage of Miami with over 600 photographs, a concise narration and detailed facts. Other interactive activities include stories and anecdotes, a multiple-choice quiz and a photographic puzzle.
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Share in the efforts of South Florida's pioneers as they embarked in the difficult task of converting a narrow stretch of land between the Everglades and the bay into a thriving metropolis. This multimedia presentation captures all the aspects of development that transformed a small Indian trading post at the mouth of the Miami River into the Hemispheric City of today.
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Miami "The Magic City" CD-ROM allows you to experience:
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 how the Spanish, men like Juan Ponce de León and Pedro Menéndez de Aviles, "discovered" Florida in the sixteenth century
how the Seminole Indian Wars affected South Florida's development
how carpetbaggers and homesteaders pioneered Miami and envisioned a masterful city
how a widow named Julia Tuttle talked wealthy railroad-builder Henry Flagler into bringing his trains into the wilderness
how a city was born and developed into a boom town
how the 1926 hurricane almost blew the town away
how Miami's history took an unexpected turn in the early 60s
how the dramatic change's of the '80s caused fear, excitement, and growth
how the '90s have once again proven that Miami is a city that adapts, survives adversity, rebuilds, and prospers
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Order this fact filled, historical CD-ROM
on one of the world's most exciting city.
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View sample information.
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Read the
History of Miami. Quick Overview.
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