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TROPICAL SURGE
Southern Florida, from Miami to Key West, experienced unprecedented growth followed by a catastrophic bust between 1831 and 1935. Miami grew from a tiny frontier outpost on Biscayne Bay to a boom town, while Key West dwindled from an important southernmost port to a poverty stricken hamlet; Henry Flagler’s amazing Overseas Railway between them appears and disappears, washed away by a hurricane-driven tidal wave on Labor Day, 1935. This engaging history tells the story of the dramatic battle between human ambition and the reality of the West Indian hurricane. By 1935, at least, the hurricane had won.
"Tells the fascinating story of “The fascinating story of hurricanes and their savage power.”—Ft. Myers News-Press
"An engaging and well-written history [that] includes gripping narratives of the 1919, 1926, and 1935 hurricanes in south Florida and the Keys."—SirReadaLot.org
"An engaging and well-written history [that] includes gripping narratives of the 1919, 1926, and 1935 hurricanes in south Florida and the Keys."—SirReadaLot.org
Hardback $19.95
ISBN: 1-56164-330-0
Size: 6 x 9
336 Pages
43 b&w photos, 4 maps
ISBN: 1-56164-330-0
Size: 6 x 9
336 Pages
43 b&w photos, 4 maps
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