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Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise & Fall of the Railroad that Crossed An Ocean: Centennial Edition
by Les Standiford
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 098393780X
- ISBN 13
- 9780983937807
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Palm Beach, Florida: Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, 2011. Limited Centennial Edition . Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. This Commemorative Centennial Edition of the Florida Classic, with expanded photo section, author's note and foreword by John Blades is very special. The book commemorates the complete of the Over-Sea Railroad, January 22, 1912. This is a tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the ever greater forces of nature's wrath. An over sized work of 328 pages, 24 chapters, an index and a bibliography. Volume itself has a very slight slant and is clean, fresh, tight and bright. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Dust jacket has a chip at the head of the spine at the back cover. You must look hard to find it. Certainly a collectible quality work; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014202
- Title
- Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise & Fall of the Railroad that Crossed An Ocean: Centennial Edition
- Author
- Les Standiford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Centennial Edition
- ISBN 10
- 098393780X
- ISBN 13
- 9780983937807
- Publisher
- Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
- Place of Publication
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Railroads-Florida-History. Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913. Florida East Coast Railway-History. Last Train to Paradise: Centennial Edition.
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
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