The Barnett Historic Preservation Foundation has sponsored two books on the history of Barnett Bank. The first, available during the first quarter of 2000, is published by Arcadia Press as part of its "Images of America" series. This book, Images of America: Barnett Bank, is a 128 page, soft cover illustrated history based largely on the photographic collection that the bank accumulated over the years.
The second book is a lengthy, detailed history of the bank. Entitled Barnett: The Story of "Florida's Bank, it is published by the University of Tampa Press, and will be available in September 2001. An outline of the book's content follows:
Outline of Chapters
| Chapter 1 | The Founding Family |
| Chapter 2 | The Early Years of Florida Banking |
| Chapter 3 | From the Great Fire to the Roaring Twenties |
| Chapter 4 | Reorganizing for the Future |
| Chapter 5 | Surviving the Depression |
| Chapter 6 | Barnett's First Expansion |
| Chapter 7 | The War Years and Post-War Boom |
| Chapter 8 | Guy Botts and the Development of the Barnett Strategic Vision |
| Chapter 9 | Real Estate Collapse and Recovery |
| Chapter 10 | Banker Profiles from Around the State |
| Chapter 11 | A New Management Team for the 1980s |
| Chapter 12 | Creating "Florida's Bank" |
| Chapter 13 | The Interstate Banking Dilemma |
| Chapter 14 | Real Estate Collapse - Again |
| Chapter 15 | New Strategies for the 1990s |
| Chapter 16 | Farewell Barnett |
Both of the books are available from the Foundation (until December 2001), as well as from bookstores or directly from the publishers.
If you are interested in receiving information about either of these books during 2001, please complete the form below.
