Download or read book Key West and the Florida Keys written by Lynn M. Homan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of postcards captures a trip along that magical ribbon of road from the Florida mainland to the "Southernmost City" of Key West and makes for an unforgettable journey.
Download or read book Key West written by Lynn M. Homan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much more than the typical vacation destination, Key West combines a free-spirited ambiance with magnificent coral reefs, a unique historic legacy with an enduring artistic sensibility. For centuries, explorers and adventurers, immigrants and entrepreneurs, artists and wanderers have come to the island oasis, and today Key West, a city like no other, is home to them all. Through hurricanes, fires, labor strikes, and the tourism boom, the community of Key West has sustained a unique way of life and attracted a wide variety of people to its shores, including such famous figures as writers Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams, President Harry Truman, and musician Jimmy Buffett. Whether strolling through the downtown historic district, searching eclectic shops for one-of-a-kind treasures, enjoying a piece of key lime pie, or participating in the look-alike contest during Hemingway Days, Key West offers endless opportunities for pleasure. The landmarks, the people, and the continuing story of Key West are the entertaining subject of this new photographic tribute.
Download or read book Key West FL Travel Guide Where America Ends and the Tropics Begin Florida USA written by Baktash Vafaei and published by StateGuides. This book was released on with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key West is an island city in the southernmost point of the continental United States, in Florida. The city is known for its beautiful beaches, turquoise waters, rich history, and unique culture. The island is famous for its stunning nature, including the impressive coral reef, which is a popular destination for diving and snorkeling. Key West also boasts a vibrant arts and culture scene, as well as a laidback atmosphere that attracts visitors from all over the world. In this chapter, we will introduce you to some of the best activities and places to do so that you can get the most out of your visit to Key West. Key West is an island city and part of the Florida Keys, a chain of islands that stretches for about 290 km along the southern coast of Florida. The city is located on the island of Key West, which is about 4 km wide and 6 km long. Key West is located about 150 km south of Miami and is the southernmost city in the continental United States. Key West had a brief moment of independence in U.S. history. In 1982, the island city declared independence as the "Conch Republic" (Conch-Repulik) to protest against the U.S. government. The protest arose due to the fact that border controls at the Florida Keys Bridge as part of the "War on Drugs" led to traffic disruptions and economic losses for the city. The Declaration of Independence was accompanied by a humorous act in which a man in a pirate costume threw a two-way radio keyboard at a U.S. customs officer after he announced the closure of the border. Key West then declared its independence and declared war on the United States. Although the conflict was quickly resolved, the Conch-Repulik has its place in history and is now part of the local culture and identity.
Download or read book Key West City Florida USA written by Caleb Gray and published by Sonittec. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key West City, Florida USA. Travel Guide. Key West is the far frontier, edgier and more eccentric than the other keys, and also far more captivating. At its heart, this 7-sq-mile island feels like a beautiful tropical oasis, where the moonflowers bloom at night and the classical Caribbean homes are so sad and romantic it's hard not to sigh at them. While Key West has obvious allure, it's not without its contradictions. On one side of the road, there are literary festivals, Caribbean villas, tropical dining rooms and expensive art galleries. On the other, an S&M fetishist parade, frat boys passing out on the sidewalk and grizzly bars filled with bearded burnouts. With all that in mind, it's easy to find your groove in this setting, no matter where your interests lie. As in other parts of the Keys, nature plays a starring role here, with some breathtaking sunsets cause for nightly celebration down on Mallory Sq.
Download or read book The Florida Keys a History Through Maps written by Todd Turrell and published by . This book was released on 2020-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of maps in the Florida Keys.
Download or read book Key West written by Maureen Ogle and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ogle captures this island city in all its quirky charm. Her story breezes along in typical Key West fashion--full of gossip and humor, with the jolt of a good cup of Cuban coffee."--Lee Irby, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg 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 early 1800s, the city's pioneer founders battled Indians, pirates, and deadly disease and created wealth beyond their imaginations. In the two centuries since, Key West has nurtured tragedy and triumph and has stood at the crossroads of American history. When Florida joined the Confederacy in 1861, Union troops seized control of strategically located Key West and city residents spent four years living under martial law. In the early 1890s, Key West Cubans helped Jose Marti launch the revolution that eventually ended Spain's control of their homeland. A few years later, the battleship Maine steamed out of Key West harbor on its last, tragic voyage. At the turn of the century, Henry Flagler astounded the entire country by building a technological marvel, an overseas railroad from mainland Florida to Key West, more than 100 miles long. 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. 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. All of these personalities and events are wrapped in Ogle's unique and candid history of the island, an account that will fascinate past and present citizens of the Conch Republic, history buffs who like a well-told tale, and the millions of tourists from all over the world who love this colorful island city. Maureen Ogle is retired from the University of South Alabama.
Download or read book The Jews of Key West written by Arlo Haskell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary Nonfiction. Jewish Studies. History. 2017 Florida Book Award, Phillip and Dana Zimmerman Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction. The dramatic story of South Florida's oldest Jewish community and a major addition to the history of this unique island city. Long before Miami was on the map, Key West had Florida's largest economy and an influential Jewish community. Jews who settled here as peddlers in the nineteenth century joined a bilingual and progressive city that became the launching pad for the revolution that toppled the Spanish Empire in Cuba. As dozens of local Jews collaborated with José Martí's rebels, they built relationships that supported thriving Jewish communities in Key West and Havana at the turn of the twentieth century. During the 1920s, when anti-immigration hysteria swept the United States, Key West's Jews resisted the immigration quotas and established "the southernmost terminal of the Jewish underground," smuggling Jewish aliens in small boats across the Florida Straits to safety in Key West. But these and other Jewish exploits were kept secret as Ku Klux Klan leaders infiltrated local law enforcement and government. Many Jews left Key West during the 1930s and their stories were ignored or forgotten by the mythmakers that reinvented Key West as a tourist mecca. Arlo Haskell's THE JEWS OF KEY WEST is an entertaining and authoritative account of Key West's Jewish community from 1823-1969. Illustrated with over 100 images, it brings to life a history that had long been forgotten.
Download or read book Key West written by Jefferson Beale Browne and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Florida Keys written by George Walter Born and published by HPN Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of Key West, Florida, paired with histories of the local companies.
Download or read book Key West written by Sarah Goodwin-Nguyen and published by Channel Lake, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A comprehensive guide to Florida's southernmost city"--Cover.
Download or read book The Ultimate Travel Guide to Key West written by Mark Lee and published by Key Lime Press. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key West is like no other city in the United States. You'd swear you need a passport to get to into this tropical paradise but all you really need is this cool guide to all the best places! Mark takes you to some of his favorite spots in Key West and in each one he gives his expert travel advice on what makes each place stand out and worth your time. He gives you a list of his go to destinations including hotels, restaurants, beaches, and bars. Wonder what there is to do in Key West? Mark let's you in on some of the hottest things to see and do! If you're traveling on a budget he's even included a chapter just for you on how to make your travel dollar go farther. Take a sunset cruise, rent a scooter, ride a jetski... it's all in here. All you need to do is book your trip and head to Key West!
Download or read book Haunted Key West written by David L. Sloan and published by Phantom Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two incredible books in one. Haunted Key West tells tales from ten of Key Wests favorite hauntings including the ghost of Ernest Hemingway, the lady in blue and the ghost of US. Strange Key West takes you beyond the supernatural with amazing stories about voodoo curses, bizarre cemeteries and a grotto that protects the island from hurricanes.
Download or read book Hurricane Diane written by Madeleine George and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2019 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She’s got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity—the Greek god Dionysus—and shes returned to the modern world to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state. Where better to begin than with four housewives in a suburban New Jersey cul-de-sac? In this Obie-winning comedy with a twist, Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George pens a hilarious evisceration of the blind eye we all turn to climate change and the bacchanalian catharsis that awaits us, even in our own backyards.
Download or read book The Streets of Key West written by J Wills Burke and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simonton, Duval, Eaton, Whitehead, Southard, Truman—if you discover how these Key West streets, and all the others, came by their names, you will know much of the history of this little island at the nethermost end of the continental United States. You will learn of the rise and fall and rise again of the fortunes of this island town, which has played such a rich role in the history of the country as a whole. The author starts each section with an engaging history of the person for whom the street is named. Then he takes us along the street, pointing out the buildings and sites of historic interest along the way. This method builds and reinforces our grasp of Key West's history as the island is crisscrossed with sites that evoke nearly every aspect of its past. What emerges is a unique and quirky history of Key West, as well as a fascinating guide to wandering its streets, boulevards, alleys, and lanes.
Download or read book A Key West Companion written by and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1983-11-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a guide to the houses and history and sights of Key West, yet it does so assuming that you have a map and that you are capable of finding your own way around a tiny place where everything is reachable by foot or bicycle.
Download or read book The Soul of Key West written by Ralph De Palma and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quit Your Job and Move to Key West written by Christopher Shultz and published by Phantom Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of working? Sick of the Rat Race? Feel like leaving it all behind? Your are one step closer just by picking up this book. Quit Your Job And Move To Key West is your complete guide on how to do it by people who have made it happen.
