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The Swamp Peddlers How Lot Sellers, Land Scammers, and Retirees Built Modern Florida and Transformed the American Dream

Jason Vuic

Florida has long been a beacon for retirees, but for many, the American dream of owning a home there was a fantasy. That changed in the 1950s, when the so-called "installment land sales industry" hawked billions of dollars of Florida residential property, sight unseen, to retiring northerners. For o...

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It was mentioned as a book written by Jason Vuek, a historian who grew up near Cape Coral, and discussed the Rosen brothers, founders of Cape Coral, and their history in the area.

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Jason wrote about the Rosen brothers in his book, The Swamp Peddlers.

— Episode: Not Built For This #3: The Price is Wron...

Episode: Not Built For This #3: The Price is Wrong

It was mentioned as a book written by Jason Vuek, a historian who grew up near Cape Coral, and discussed the Rosen brothers, founders of Cape Coral, and their history in the area.

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Jason wrote about the Rosen brothers in his book, The Swamp Peddlers.

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