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“The Old Key West—one of the most unique of the world’s historic little cities—is shaking off its lethargy,” said the Florida Times Union, “. . . the spirit of progress and development will be greater than ever.” A new year and a new era were about to dawn.
Les Standiford • Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
In this case, for Flagler, there was something of a carryover from his former life. All that experience in railroading was about to be put to use in an entirely different context, as he tried to make sense of one of the most chaotic rail systems in the United States.
Les Standiford • Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
“I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but by blood”—his last words before execution were recorded, and, as has often been noted, they were prophetic. But they were also only partly true. Certain crimes were ceased by the Civil War, but they have not been purged. Not yet. Harpers Ferry is
... See moreImani Perry • South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
This lady, left all alone in a big house with her paisley shawls, her French antiques, and her memories, was starving for a little recognition. She had once been young and beautiful and sought after. She had once built a house warm with love and had collected things from all over Europe to make it beautiful. Now, in the isolated loneliness of old a
... See moreDale Carnegie • How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated For the Next Generation of Leaders (Dale Carnegie Books)
WILL SWAP—Late model Cadillac Coupe de Ville, radio, heater, air-conditioned, battery run down but undamaged, for two good 28-inch bicycle tires and pump.
Pat Frank • Alas, Babylon: A Novel (Harper Perennial Olive Edition)
Big Pine Key (MM 32), eight miles by two, is the second largest in the entire chain after Key Largo, and, at the time of the railroad’s approach, contained pockets of fresh water just under its rocky surface. Moreover, Big Pine not only featured a sizable pine forest (which Browne had theorized could be leveled to furnish all the wood necessary for
... See moreLes Standiford • Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
He’d be nothing. He wouldn’t even be 571. The real authorities could turn him into anything at all.