Florida Spectacular - Cathy Salustri w/Keri Watson, author of Florida's New Deal: Parks and Post Office Murals

In Episode 148 of Florida Spectacular, Rick Kilby and Gabber publisher and book author Cathy Salustri welcome Keri Watson, author of Florida's New Deal: Parks and Post Office Murals. Her book takes people on an armchair tour of Florida post offices with New Deal art. It explores Florida's first 10 state park (nine of which still exist as state parks today.)
USEFUL LINKS
Get Keri's book
Living New Deal
Diane Craig's thesis on George Snow-Hill
USPS Murals
Image: Progress of Industry (1934) by Charles W. Ward, at the Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Trenton, New Jersey

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