Sally J. Ling

A History of Boca Raton Sally J. Ling

From pirates burying doubloons in sand dunes to fields ripe with pineapple, tomatoes, and beans, to land booms that brought the city into being with multistory office buildings, upscale residential homes, and plush golf courses that stretch to the horizon, this is the story of Boca Raton.     "A quick read, yet a comprehensive history of Boca Raton and the institutions that make up our city. Sally Ling's many first-person vignettes are priceless in capturing Boca Raton's greatest institution of all its people. As former Mayor, I thought that I knew all there was to know about Boca's history, but there are many tidbits I discovered for the first time. This book covers it all from the beachfront to the old bean fields as it chronicles Boca Raton's rapid transformation from frontier beginnings to the world-renowned status the city enjoys today." -Steven Abrams, Former Mayor of Boca Raton