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Orange Blossom 2.0 -Cesar Becerra, new book challenges Miami's Julia Tuttle myth
Orange Blossom 2.0 -Cesar Becerra, new book challenges Miami's Julia Tuttle myth
Orange Blossom 2.0 -Cesar Becerra, new book challenges Miami's Julia Tuttle myth

Orange Blossom 2.0 -Cesar Becerra, new book challenges Miami's Julia Tuttle myth

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    Orange Blossom 2.0:  Reimagining the Birth of the City of Miami with Mary Brickell
    by Cesar Becerra, self-published, 2021, softbound, 237 pgs. Size 9 X 12 in. Published on July 28, 2021 to coincide with the 125th anniversary of Miami's founding. The author challenges the long-accepted notion that the reason Henry Flagler extended his railroad to Miami is because "mother of Miami" Julia Tuttle sent him fresh orange blossoms after a devastating freeze, a signal that Miami was semi-tropical and therefore frost-free. He presents mountains of evidence assembled over 25 years that this was a made-up tale while presenting the case that Mary Brickell, somewhat forgotten in history, deserves recognition as a second "mother of Miami" on at least an equal footing with Julia Tuttle. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. This is a new book offered by arrangement with the author.