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American Experience S10E4 — Mr. Miami Beach
American Experience•Season 10•Episode 4

Mr. Miami Beach

Feb 2, 199855 min
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Recalling the life of Carl Fisher, the entrepreneur who “sold the glamour of Florida” and turned a swampland into Miami Beach. Included: how he developed the resort town using topsoil from the Everglades and sand from Biscayne Bay.

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Episode Summary

"Mr. Miami Beach" is episode 4 of American Experience season 10. It aired on February 2, 1998.

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