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Last Train to Paradise (Paperback)
- Author: Les Standiford
- Publisher: Three Rivers Pr
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Last Train to Paradise is acclaimed novelist Les Standiford8217;s fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad8212;one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler8217;s dream fulfilled, the Key West Railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as 8220;the Eighth Wonder of the World.8221; Standiford brings the full force and fury of 19358217;s deadly 8220;Storm of the Century8221; and its sweeping destruction of 8220;the railroad that crossed an ocean8221; to terrifying life. Last Train to Paradise celebrates a crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition in a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature8217;s wrath.8220;A dramatic story . . . and Les Standiford has a good deal of fun with it all.8221; 8212;Washington Post Book World8220;A rousing8212;a deeply sobering8212;story.8221; 8212;Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed8220;A fascinating and incredibly compelling account . . . I could not put it down.8221; 8212;Donald Trump8220;A definitive account of the engineering feat that became known as 8216;Flagler8217;s Folly8217;. . . A rousing adventure.quot;8212;Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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- Genre: History
- Subgenre: United States / 20th Century
- Date Published: August 01, 2003
- Release Date: August 01, 2003
- Publisher: Three Rivers Pr
- Author: Les Standiford
- Format: Paperback
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- DPCI: 248-01-9138
- ASIN: B002JIEWW8
- Catalog #: 11399924
- ISBN: 9781400049479
- Item can be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.50 pound.
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