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Last train to paradise is acclaimed novelist les standifords fastpaced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the key west railroadone of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the labor day hurricane of 1935. Henry flagler and the spectacular rise and fall of the railroad that crossed an ocean. He finds his first lieutenant his righthand man, and together they get off the lava lake and go to a nearby plain, where they rally the. Les standiford is an author and, since 1985, the founding director of the florida international university creative writing program on miami, florida. The aucklandopua express once carried passengers to the bay of islands, the onehunga boat train used to be part of the main route between auckland and wellington, and the rotorua limited enabled tourists and the welltodo to take the waters in rotorua. Petersburg times a gorgeous, meticulously designed edition.
The last train to paradise is a really good history book about henry flagler, who played a huge role in the development of modern day florida. It is a wellresearched and documented history of an exciting time in the exploration and development of florida that reads like a novel. Watch the video for last train to paradise from kdrews last train to paradise single for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Last train to paradise book hillsborough county public. Last train to paradise book hennepin county library. All aboard, last chance to get on the last train to paradise. Entitled end of the line the book instantly throws you into the chaos of the labor day storm on the afternoon of september 2nd where the famed author ernest hemingway is at his home in key west reading the paper and learning that a hurricane is approaching from the east. So marvelled a journalist describing the january day in 1912 when the final stretch of the florida east coast railway opened, connecting miami with key west, 156. Last train to paradise is an extraordinary achievement, a nonfiction book as exciting and finely written as a firstrate novel, with the narrative drive of a locomotive. Henry flagler and the spectacular rise and fall of the railroad that crossed an ocean les standiford, author. Building a railroad over 150 miles of water under the harshest of conditions was the vision of. A fascinating read that should be mandatory for residents and a must read for visitors of the state of fla. Last train to paradise is acclaimed novelist les standifords fastpaced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the key west railroadone of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell.
Last train to paradise now in paperback, last train to paradise is acclaimed novelist standifords fastpaced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the key west railroadone of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit u. I you plan to visit the keys, you would really like this book. Last train to paradise book johnson county library. May 11, 20 all aboard, last chance to get on the last train to paradise. Henry flagler and the building of the railroad that crossed the ocean. Later trains like the silver star and northerner even the kaimai, geyserland and bay expresses, withdrawn in 2001 had a distinctive character too. Rockefeller and an extremely wealthy man himself, courtesy of standard oil. Last train to paradise im a retired attorney from san francisco who went to see an old college buddy in florida planning to drive to key west. 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 natures wrath.
If you have any regard for florida in your heart, this book is for you. Land remembered, by patrick smith, and last train to paradise, by les standiford. Sep 02, 2012 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 natures wrath. The books stunning denouement concerns the successful plot devised by the author and his third friend, now a manhattan assistant da, to. Paradise lost opens with satan on the surface of a boiling lake of lava in hell ouch. This year were reading last train to paradise, les standifords book chronicling the construction of the oversea railroad, completed 100 years ago.
Last train to paradise has a rather interesting opening chapter. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur henry flagler, partner to john d. Throw in ernest hemingway and some of the most dramatic scenes of the chaos of a hurricane ever written and youve got one hell of a spectacular book. When we drove the keys i put the book together with the drive. Johns river, he was captivated and built his first hotel. Last train to paradise is a nonfiction account of the construction of the railroad connecting key west to the florida mainland, a project headed by henry flagler. Read last train to paradise henry flagler and the spectacular rise and fall of the railroad that crossed an ocean by les standiford available from rakuten kobo. No book exists specifically on the famous, popular name trains that used to run on the new zealand rail network.
Last train to paradise is a combination biography of henry flagler and a history of what amounted to a one man foundingdevelopment of the principle east coast cities of florida courtesy of his efforts to expand the reach of his railroad, the florida east coast fec, from the georgiaflorida border down to key west. Last train to paradise describes the halcyon days of new zealand rail, some of which the author was fortunate enough to. Last train to paradise is acclaimed novelist les standifords fastpaced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the key west railroadone of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in. The fastpaced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the key west railroadone of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in. In an interview, hickam says, its a book for people who are in love. He also holds the peter meinke chair in creative writing at eckerd college in st. A fastpaced and gripping account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the key west railroadone of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the labor day hurricane of 1935. Last train to paradise shows how he masterminded the nearly impossible engineering feat of spanning more than 100 miles of ocean and islands to reach the southernmost tip of the eastern seaboard. The fastpaced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the key west railroadone of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit u. One island one book, the key west librarys program now in its third year, is well underway. Last train to paradise is a combination biography of henry flagler and a history of what amounted to a one man foundingdevelopment of the principle east coast cities of florida courtesy of his efforts to expand the reach of his railroad, the florida east coast fec, from.
Last train to paradise by graham hutchins waterstones. The book combines a very good biography of mister flagler and his building of a railroad, primarily down the east coast of florida, and then through the florida keys. Jun 14, 2012 the last train to paradise to paradise the last train to tonight were on the run while we chase the morning sun until our paradise is shown so we could live forever young. Just as a 20foot tidal wave hits a train, the author whisks us away to the year 1904. Last train to paradise henry flagler and the spectacular rise and fall of the railroad that crossed an ocean book.
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