Last Train to Paradise : Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean

Standiford, Les, Flagler, Henry Morrison

ISBN 10: 0609607480 / ISBN 13: 9780609607480

Verlag: Crown Publishing Group, The, 2002

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GRP71166513

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Describes the remarkable and challenging efforts of ambitious entrepreneur Henry Flagler to construct a railway that would connect Key West to the mainland, following the design and engineering of the project, the thousands of workers who brought Flagler's vision to life, and the 1935 hurricane that destroyed the railway. 50,000 first printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Les Standiford is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels, including most recently Bone Key, as well as several works of nonfiction. He has received the Frank O’Connor Award for Short Fiction and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Since 1981 he has lived in Miami with his wife and three children. They are themselves survivors of Hurricane Andrew.

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Titel: Last Train to Paradise : Henry Flagler and ...
Verlag: Crown Publishing Group, The
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good