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Lectures at the Ranch: Author and Historian Gary McKechnie
Native Floridian Gary McKechnie is a two-time National
Geographic author, author of America’s best-selling motorcycle
guidebook, and two-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Travel
Journalism Award. On stage, he has honed his skills as a motivational
storyteller, a stand-up comedian, and improv actor. He is also a guest
speaker aboard the ships of Cunard, Seabourn, and the Silversea
lines. His travel features on Florida have appeared in newspapers,
magazines, and through VisitFlorida
When Walt Disney realized cheap tourist traps had surrounded Disneyland in California, he began a nationwide search for enough land to hold every dream he could imagine. What happened next would require a heightened degree of CIA-level secrecy for Disney's undercover team, which launched a misinformation campaign that included dummy corporations and secret transactions. However, when a keen-eyed reporter cracked the code, Walt was forced to show is hand. You'll be amazed to learn not only of the level of subterfuge involved, but also of the monumental innovations and engineering teats required to create a whole new world.
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