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Key West
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Author : Maureen Ogle
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2006-07-01
Key West written by Maureen Ogle and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-01 with History categories.
"Ogle captures this island city in all its quirky charm. Her story breezes along in typical Key West fashion--full of gossip and humor, with the jolt of a good cup of Cuban coffee."--Lee Irby, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Parrotheads, Hemingway aficionados, and sun worshipers view Key West as a tropical paradise, and scores of writers have set tales of mystery and romance on the island. The city's real story--told by Maureen Ogle in this lively and engaging illustrated account--is as fabulous as fiction. In the early 1800s, the city's pioneer founders battled Indians, pirates, and deadly disease and created wealth beyond their imaginations. In the two centuries since, Key West has nurtured tragedy and triumph and has stood at the crossroads of American history. When Florida joined the Confederacy in 1861, Union troops seized control of strategically located Key West and city residents spent four years living under martial law. In the early 1890s, Key West Cubans helped Jose Marti launch the revolution that eventually ended Spain's control of their homeland. A few years later, the battleship Maine steamed out of Key West harbor on its last, tragic voyage. At the turn of the century, Henry Flagler astounded the entire country by building a technological marvel, an overseas railroad from mainland Florida to Key West, more than 100 miles long. In the 1920s and 1930s, painters, rumrunners, and writers (including Ernest Hemingway and Robert Frost) discovered Key West. During World War II, the federal government and the military war machine permanently altered the island's landscape. In the second half of the 20th century, bohemians, hippies, gays, and jet-setters began writing a new chapter in Key West's social history. All of these personalities and events are wrapped in Ogle's unique and candid history of the island, an account that will fascinate past and present citizens of the Conch Republic, history buffs who like a well-told tale, and the millions of tourists from all over the world who love this colorful island city. Maureen Ogle is retired from the University of South Alabama.
Key West Connection
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Author : Randy Striker
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-04-04
Key West Connection written by Randy Striker and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-04 with Fiction categories.
“When it comes to creating push-the-limits plots and loathsome bad guys” (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Randy Wayne White is a master. This is the New York Times bestselling author at his vintage best—a violent plunge into the depths of the Gulf Stream as one man’s vengeance becomes another’s worst nightmare.... Ex–Navy SEAL Dusky MacMorgan survived a military hell only to find it again where he least expected it—as a fisherman trolling the Gulf Stream in his thirty-foot clipper. His new life is shattered when a psychotic pack of drug runners turns the turquoise waters red with the blood of his beloved family. Trained in the lethal arts, Dusky has only one recourse. Armed with an arsenal so hot it could blow the Florida coast sky-high, he’s tracking the goons responsible—right into the intimate circle of a corrupt U.S. Senator iving beyond the law in his own island fortress. It was built for ruthless power and perverse pleasure. Now it has to withstand the force of a one-man hit squad....
Last Train To Paradise
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Author : Les Standiford
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2003-08-05
Last Train To Paradise written by Les Standiford and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-05 with History categories.
The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean—an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as “the Eighth Wonder of the World,” until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century. In Last Train to Paradise, Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature’s wrath.
The Last Train To Key West
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Author : Chanel Cleeton
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-06-16
The Last Train To Key West written by Chanel Cleeton and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-16 with Fiction categories.
Instant New York Times bestseller One of Bustle’s Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020 “The perfect riveting summer read!”—BookBub In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler’s legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person’s paradise can be another’s prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape. After the Cuban Revolution of 1933 leaves Mirta Perez’s family in a precarious position, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a notorious American. Following her wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can’t deny the growing attraction to her new husband, his illicit business interests may threaten not only her relationship, but her life. Elizabeth Preston's trip to Key West is a chance to save her once-wealthy family from their troubles after the Wall Street crash. Her quest takes her to the camps occupied by veterans of the Great War and pairs her with an unlikely ally on a treacherous hunt of his own. Over the course of the holiday weekend, the women’s paths cross unexpectedly, and the danger swirling around them is matched only by the terrifying force of the deadly storm threatening the Keys.
Tropical Quests
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Author : Wesley Sizemore
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-11-24
Tropical Quests written by Wesley Sizemore and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-24 with categories.
A man in despair at the direction of his life visits, by chance, Key West. Tropical Quests is what happens next: a symphonic tale of love, life and wonderful eccentricity that leaves readers wishing they had been there on that magical island floating in its beautiful waters.
Key West
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Author : Stella Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
Release Date : 2000
Key West written by Stella Cameron and has been published by Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Fiction categories.
Tormented by nightmarish flasbacks and stalked by a shadowy menance, a woman is pushed to the edge of sanity.
West Of Key West
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Author : John Cole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
West Of Key West written by John Cole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Adventures and reflections from some of the best writers who ever picked up a fly rod. A Colourfully illustrated evocation of the Key West way of life. Contents includes: My Transformational Day; Ghosts in the Storm; A World-Record Dinner; Captain Billy; The Fishing Didn't Count; A Day in May; Angel of Attack; Abroad the Eden; Casting for Tarpon and Key West With Captain Gil Drake.
Key West
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Author : Lynn A. Coleman
language : en
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Release Date : 2003-07
Key West written by Lynn A. Coleman and has been published by Barbour Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07 with Fiction categories.
Four complete novels of building Community and Love.
Key West
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Author : Jefferson B. Browne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973-01-31
Key West written by Jefferson B. Browne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973-01-31 with History categories.
This book was originally published in 1912 and has been reissued as a facsimile reproduction in the Bicentennial Floridiana Facsimile Series. The authors intent was to bring Key West history up to date since the publication of Walter C. Malloney's A Sketch of the History of Key West, Florida was published 35 years prior.
Don Balasco Of Key West A Novel
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Author : Archibald Clavering Gunter
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Don Balasco Of Key West A Novel written by Archibald Clavering Gunter and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This 1889 novel by Archibald Clavering Gunter is a thrilling tale of adventure and romance set in the Florida Keys. The eponymous hero, Don Balasco, is a suave and daring smuggler who becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue and danger. This book is a classic of its genre and a must-read for anyone who loves swashbuckling tales of the high seas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.