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From the lavish parties, the yachts, and the innovative architecture to the sultry summer days, the mosquito bites, and the hurricanes, Muriel Murrell captures in a series of charming vignettes the early days of Miami. Her remembrances are populated with a fascinating mix of eccentric millionaires, artists, shysters, heiresses, and mobsters, some of whose names are recognizable today, and others whose names have disappeared into history along with the gracious winter homes once lining Brickell Avenue.

Part memoir, part history, Miami, A Backward Glance reminds us how the Magic City rose from the swamp, developing from a pioneer town to a luxury resort to an important crossroads of the Western Hemisphere.

"Muriel V. Murrell's elegantly written, richly detailed account of the Miami of yesteryear is a welcome addition to the small corpus of works by early residents about Miami, the Magic City." —Paul George, Historian and Professor at Miami-Dade College

"Muriel Murrell's delightful story transports us back in time to a Miami few people remember. She brings the past to life as she recalls the people and places she knew and how they helped shape today's Miami." —Arva Moore Parks, Author and Historian

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