Key West On The Edge

Author : Kerstein Robert
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813042862

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Key West on the Edge by Kerstein Robert Pdf

Key West lies at the southernmost point of the continental United States, ninety miles from Cuba, at Mile Marker 0 on famed U.S. Highway 1. Famous for six-toed cats in the Hemingway House, Sloppy Joe’s and Captain Tony's, Jimmy Buffett songs, body paint parade "costumes," and a brief secession from the Union after which the Conch Republic asked for $1 billion in foreign aid, Key West also lies at the metaphorical edge of our sensibilities. How this unlikely city came to be a tourist mecca is the subject of Robert Kerstein's intrepid new history. Sited on an island only four miles long and two miles wide, Key West has been fishing village, salvage yard, U.S. Navy base, cigar factory, hippie haven, gay enclave, cruise ship port-of-call, and more. Duval Street, which stretches the length of one of the most unusual cities in America, is today lined with brand-name shops that can be found in any major shopping mall in America. Leaving no stone unturned, Kerstein reveals how Key West has changed dramatically over the years while holding on to the uniqueness that continues to attract tourists and new residents to the island.

Author : Robert Kerstein
Publisher : Florida History and Culture
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0813068967

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Key West on the Edge by Robert Kerstein Pdf

How the unique island city came to be a major tourist destination Key West lies at the southernmost point of the continental United States,ninety miles from Cuba, at Mile Marker 0 on famed U.S. Highway 1. Famous forsix-toed cats in the Hemingway House, Sloppy Joe's and Captain Tony's, JimmyBuffett songs, body paint parade "costumes," and a brief secessionfrom the Union after which the Conch Republic asked for $1 billion in foreignaid, Key West also lies at the metaphorical edge of our sensibilities.  Howthis unlikely city came to be a tourist mecca is the subject of RobertKerstein's intrepid new history. Sited on an island only four miles long andtwo miles wide, Key West has been fishing village, salvage yard, U.S. Navybase, cigar factory, hippie haven, gay enclave, cruise ship port-of-call, andmore. Duval Street, which stretches the length of one of the most unusualcities in America, is today lined with brand-name shops that can be found inany major shopping mall in America.  Leavingno stone unturned, Kerstein reveals how Key West has changed dramatically overthe years while holding on to the uniqueness that continues to attract touristsand new residents to the island.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433001030422

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Light List by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : BSB:BSB11467164

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List of lights and fog-signals on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11466993

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List of beacons, buoys, and day-marks, in the Seventh Light-House District, embracing the coast of Florida, from Jupiter Inlet to Perdido River ; together with all the adjacent islands, keys, and reefs by Anonim Pdf

Author : Juliet Gray
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493015542

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Insiders' Guide® to Florida Keys & Key West by Juliet Gray Pdf

Insiders' Guide to Florida Keys & Key West is a beautiful full-color guide and the essential source for in-depth travel information for visitors and locals to this ever-growing city. Written by a local (and true insider), Insiders' Guide to Florida Keys & Key West offers a personal and practical perspective of this location that makes it a must-have guide for travelers as well as residents looking to rediscover their hometown.

Author : James Imray and Son
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044080603590

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West Indies Directory by James Imray and Son Pdf

Author : Chanel Cleeton
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451490889

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The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton Pdf

Instant New York Times bestseller One of Bustle’s Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020 “The perfect riveting summer read!”—BookBub In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys. For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler’s legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day weekend is an opportunity to forget the economic depression gripping the nation. But one person’s paradise can be another’s prison, and Key West-native Helen Berner yearns to escape. After the Cuban Revolution of 1933 leaves Mirta Perez’s family in a precarious position, she agrees to an arranged marriage with a notorious American. Following her wedding in Havana, Mirta arrives in the Keys on her honeymoon. While she can’t deny the growing attraction to her new husband, his illicit business interests may threaten not only her relationship, but her life. Elizabeth Preston's trip to Key West is a chance to save her once-wealthy family from their troubles after the Wall Street crash. Her quest takes her to the camps occupied by veterans of the Great War and pairs her with an unlikely ally on a treacherous hunt of his own. Over the course of the holiday weekend, the women’s paths cross unexpectedly, and the danger swirling around them is matched only by the terrifying force of the deadly storm threatening the Keys.

Author : Edmund March Blunt,Edmund Blunt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : HARVARD:32044080604440

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The American Coast Pilot by Edmund March Blunt,Edmund Blunt Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : UCAL:C2563277

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United States Coast Pilot by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stella Cameron
Publisher : Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 156895851X

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Key West by Stella Cameron Pdf

Tormented by nightmarish flasbacks and stalked by a shadowy menance, a woman is pushed to the edge of sanity.

Author : United States Coast Survey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Coasts
ISBN : IND:30000118188485

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Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of that Work During the Year Ending ... by United States Coast Survey Pdf

Author : United States. Coast Guard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1820 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Beacons
ISBN : UOM:39015039814812

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Light List, Atlantic Coast of the United States, Southern Part by United States. Coast Guard Pdf

Author : U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Pilot guides
ISBN : HARVARD:HNUPS1

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United States Coast Pilot by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Light-Houses
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Beacons
ISBN : UOM:39015039828655

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Atlantic Coast of the United States by United States. Bureau of Light-Houses Pdf