The Making of Martin
BY RICK CRARY
A little flattery and a lot of pluck helped Martin make the cut
They believed a county of their own would usher in an explosion of prosperity. But it wasn’t only the business leaders in tiny Stuart, Florida, who were chasing after a windfall. It was the Roaring Twenties. The entire nation was acting upon false premises, which time would shortly reveal. After the gloom and slaughtering horror of World War I, a backlash of indulgence made Americans’ fantasies run wild.