Books with author Jack Harvey

<p><i>The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera</i> traces the development of the Florida-Alabama coast as a tourist destination from the late 1920s and early 1930s, when it was sparsely populated with &ldquo;small fishing villages,&rdquo; through to the tragic and devastating BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.</p><p>Harvey H. Jackson III focuses on the stretch of coast from Mobile Bay and Gulf Shores, Alabama, east to Panama City, Florida&mdash;an area known as the &ldquo;Redneck Riviera.&rdquo; Jackson explores the rise of this area as a vacation destination for the lower South&rsquo;s middle- and working-class families following World War II, the building boom of the 1950s and 1960s, and the emergence of the Spring Break &ldquo;season.&rdquo; From the late sixties through 1979, severe hurricanes destroyed many small motels, cafes, bars, and early cottages that gave the small beach towns their essential character. A second building boom ensued in the 1980s dominated by high-rise condominiums and large resort hotels. Jackson traces the tensions surrounding the gentrification of the late 1980s and 1990s and the collapse of the housing market in 2008. While his major focus is on the social, cultural, and economic development, he also documents the environmental and financial impacts of natural disasters and the politics of beach access and dune and sea turtle protection.</p><p><i>The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera</i> is the culmination of sixteen years of research drawn from local newspapers, interviews, documentaries, community histories, and several scholarly studies that have addressed parts of this region&rsquo;s history. From his 1950s-built family vacation cottage in Seagrove Beach, Florida, and on frequent trips to the Alabama coast, Jackson witnessed the changes that have come to the area and has recorded them in a personal, in-depth look at the history and culture of the coast.</p><p>A Friends Fund Publication.</p>

The author sets out to prove the reality of our worldly experience and how a Divine Being is absolutely essential to that experience. Along the way current 'proofs' for the existence of God are examined and shown, in the light of huge advances in science, to be easily refuted by the sceptic; but then scientific theory and knowledge are put under the microscope and found to be based on a fundamental misconception. A 'Copernicus' moment in the philosophy of theology which uncovers the truth of God's existence and the reality of your experience, as well as providing answers to many of those questions we all ponder and science fails to explain.

The author sets out to prove the reality of our worldly experience and how a Divine Being is absolutely essential to that experience. Along the way current 'proofs' for the existence of God are examined and shown, in the light of huge advances in science, to be easily refuted by the sceptic; but then scientific theory and knowledge are put under the microscope and found to be based on a fundamental misconception. A 'Copernicus' moment in the philosophy of theology which uncovers the truth of God's existence and the reality of your experience, as well as providing answers to many of those questions we all ponder and science fails to explain.

Since the launch of Fortnite in 2017, the game has taken the world by storm. If a player wants to survive that storm, they're going to have to start building. One of the key elements of Fortnite gameplay is building structures that can withstand attacks from other players. This comprehensive guide to building takes players through collecting resources and then using them to create a place to heal, a place to lodge an attack, or a place to just ride out the storm.