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 two centuries since the city's pioneer founders battled Indians, pirates, and deadly disease, ""Key West"" has stood at the crossroads of American history. In 1861, Union troops seized control of strategically located Key West. In ...
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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 two centuries since the city's pioneer founders battled Indians, pirates, and deadly disease, ""Key West"" has stood at the crossroads of American history. In 1861, Union troops seized control of strategically located Key West. In the early 1890s, Key West Cubans helped Jose Marti launch the Cuban revolution, and a few years later the battleship Maine steamed out of Key West harbor on its last, tragic voyage. At the turn of the century, a technological marvel - the overseas railroad - was built to connect mainland Florida to Key West, and 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, and 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.
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The cover is clean but does show some wear. The cover has curled corners. This book is in VERY GOOD condition. The cover and spine are solid, with minimal wear associated with shelved books. The interior pages are excellent, with no markings or highlighting. Page edges should be clean. No additional materials such as disks or codes are included, unless otherwise stated. Ships only in the US using Safe and Secure Bubble Mailer! This book has received some water damage. Some of the pages may be wavey or slightly stained, but still legible and in fairly good condition.
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