IRB Media Summary of John Glatt's The Prince of Paradise

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Ben Novack, the home invader, first arrived in New York City in the mid-1930s. He had a retail clothing store with a man named Kemp, but they soon split up.#2 Carl Fisher was the father of Miami Beach. He made a fortune co-inventing Prest-O-Lite, the acetylene gas used in car headlights for night driving. He then spent his fortune on building a resort on Miami Beach.#3 Ben Novack, who had arrived in Miami with his new wife, Bella, in February 1940, used the $1,800 he had received from liquidating his and Kemp's New York clothing store to buy a lease on the Monroe Towers. He then spent a year fixing it up.#4 In 1942, the US Army took over Miami Beach, and used it as a training center for pilots before sending them off to fight in Europe. Ben Novack, who had made his money from the hotels, went into partnership with Harry Mufson to build the Sans Souci.