Download or read book The Last Train to Key West written by Chanel Cleeton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Kidnapped in Key West written by Edwina Raffa and published by Pineapple Press. This book was released on 2012-03-25 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A daring adventure on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad! Twelve-year-old Eddie Malone is living a carefree life swimming and fishing in the Florida Keys in 1912 when suddenly his world is turned upside down. His father, a worker on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad, is thrown into jail for stealing the railroad payroll. Convinced that he is responsible for his pa's arrest, Eddie sets out for Key West with his faithful dog, Rex, on a daring mission to prove his father's innocence. Eddie arrives in Key West as preparations are under way for the arrival of Flagler's first train. Eddie meets the Kimble twins, T. J. and Jen, who live at the Key West Lighthouse and are practicing for their part in the great celebration. They offer to help Eddie with his plan to find the real payroll thieves. Eddie finds them, all right, but they kidnap him and lock him aboard their sailboat. As the boat moves swiftly away from Key West, Eddie realizes he's in serious trouble. Can Eddie escape from the clutches of the ruthless thieves? Will he ever get back home to Marathon? Most importantly, will Eddie be able to prove Pa's innocence? Historical fiction, ages 8–12 Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
Download or read book KEY WEST HEAT written by Alice Orr and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would She Be Consumed By the Heat of Passion? Strange forces drew Taylor Bissett toward her birthplace. And when she realized she'd lived on the tiny tropical island longer than she'd thought, she began to search for answers to the childhood questions that haunted her adult dreams. Strangers now inhabited her hometown—except for saloon owner Des Maxwell, who recognized her on sight. Despite the man's forbidding aura, Taylor was convinced he held the key to her past…. But Taylor was beginning to remember Des, too—and he stirred feelings not only of protection but of danger….
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 Monarch of Key West written by D. M. Paule and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-04-28 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aidan McInnis, a young, straight-laced pilot from Boston likes structure, so he is woefully unprepared when a series of personal upheavals deposits him in the heart of unconventional and uninhibited Key West, Florida. As his new life evolves to be increasingly bizarre and unpredictable, he finds an improbable mentor in the eccentric, self-styled Monarch of the Conch Republic, Louie Robideau. Over the course of a year, Louie and a colorful cast of locals help Aidan grow past the man he was raised to be and into the man he always wanted to be.
Download or read book Florida Studies written by Claudia Slate and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida was the first region of the United States to be discovered, explored, and, after a fashion, settled by Euroamericans. Its population in the early 21st century is approaching 17 million. Within years the number of people living in the state will surpass those living in New York, and the Sunshine State will become the most populous area east of the Mississippi. The first book in English about Florida was written by Jean Ribault. A French adventurer, Ribault established a colony of Huguenots near present-day Jacksonville. He was captured by the very able Spanish commander Pedro Menendez, who ordered his French rival and all his minions killed. The state’s long and colorful past is matched by its equally long and colorful literary production. Strangely, critical assessment of Florida literature has lagged far behind. With this volume, the Florida College English Association has formally begun an effort to correct this lamentable oversight. Included are papers on every aspect of Florida literature and history by scholars from every part of the state who are employed in every kind of institution of higher learning. Of special interest are the studies of Florida literature in the 19th century and in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, areas that are generally ignored in national journals. The papers on the contributions of African-American literary figures, such as Zora Hurston and James Weldon Johnson, are noteworthy. Of particular interest are the suggestions for teaching Florida studies in the classroom, which can be adapted for high school as well as college students.
Download or read book A Boy Named Shel written by Lisa Rogak and published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few authors are as beloved as Shel Silverstein. His inimitable drawings and comic poems have become the bedtime staples of millions of children and their parents, but few readers know much about the man behind that wild-eyed, bearded face peering out from the backs of dust jackets. In A Boy Named Shel, Lisa Rogak tells the full story of a life as antic and adventurous as any of his creations. A man with an incurable case of wanderlust, Shel kept homes on both coasts and many places in between---and enjoyed regular stays in the Playboy Mansion. Everywhere he went he charmed neighbors, made countless friends, and romanced almost as many women with his unstoppable energy and never-ending wit. His boundless creativity brought him fame and fortune---neither of which changed his down-to-earth way of life---and his children's books sold millions of copies. But he was much more than "just" a children's writer. He collaborated with anyone who crossed his path, and found success in a wider range of genres than most artists could ever hope to master. He penned hit songs like "A Boy Named Sue" and "The Unicorn." He drew cartoons for Stars & Stripes and got his big break with Playboy. He wrote experimental plays and collaborated on scripts with David Mamet. With a seemingly unending stream of fresh ideas, he worked compulsively and enthusiastically on a wide array of projects up until his death, in 1999. Drawing on wide-ranging interviews and in-depth research, Rogak gives fans a warm, enlightening portrait of an artist whose imaginative spirit created the poems, songs, and drawings that have touched the lives of so many children---and adults.
Download or read book Out of the Noosphere written by Editors of Outside magazine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10-27 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected from the pages of the popular magazine for outdoor enthusiasts, here is a wonderful tour of the natural world and an incisive overview of the people and animals who inhabit it. Published to coincide with Outdoor magazine's 15th anniversary.
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 The Last Train to Key West written by Chanel Cleeton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Key West Interlude written by Lois Richman and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever been cheated on, divorced, and still he got the best of the deal? Paulette does not shoot or abuse him; her weapon for payback is when she wins temporary custody of their coveted mansion with its 360 degree view of all of LA in Beverly Hills, California. Paulette can afford to do what most women cannot. She escapes to exotic Key West, Florida, where she enters the world of the conchs through introductions made by her cousin, Doug, her studentsmore specifically Ariel Costas, the recipient of Captain Maxwell Hernandezs huge fortune because of the switching of the wills. One of the most notable is handsome, six-pack-abs banker Enrico Mercado, who takes her on a perfect date, starting with the Key West Cemetery during the full harvest moon. Death by drowning happens to Captain Maxwell, father of five, and a member of one of the original families from Cuba to Key West when it was only a fishing village. Was he murdered as suspected, or did he jump? Forgetful of late and worth millions, specifically, where has he put all this money? Neighbor Ariel, her friend Jose, and Officer Tall Tom are part of Captain Maxys will, which youngest daughter Susanna resents. She wants it allleaving her mother, brothers, and a sister out, hoping to present everything to her drug lord ex-husband so he takes her back. This thrilling, fast-paced, page-turner has Paulette entering the underground world of Key West as she goes from someones daughter, wife, or mother to an independent, brave woman seeking solutions. Once the case is resolved, Paulettes next adventure is entitled Palm Beach Interlude where the scenery is close to her heart. It is home, and she becomes involved in the murder investigation of her childhood friends husband and the death of his second wife.
Download or read book Insiders Guide to Florida Keys Key West written by Juliet Gray and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-09-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Hemingway s Cats written by Lindsey Hooper and published by Colony. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent college graduate working as a tour guide at the historic Hemingway home in Key West worries about the 54 resident, free-roaming cats descended from Papa's original pet as a Category 5 hurricane approaches.
Download or read book Insiders Guide to Florida Keys Key West written by Juliet Dyal Gray and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a local and true insider, Insiders' Guide to Florida Keys & Key West is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information. Each guide is packed with useful tips on places to stay, restaurants, events, attractions, fun things to do with the kids, nightlife, recreation, shopping, local history, and much more--as well as information on real estate, education, health care, and more. The new edition features: Comprehensive listings of restaurants, attractions, activities, nightlife, and accommodations Countless details on shopping, arts & entertainment, and children’s activities Advice on how to live and thrive in the area—from recreation to relocation
Download or read book Nina Knows the Night written by Jon Batson and published by Midnight Whistler Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nina knows the night follows the adventures of Nina Richardson, a mild-mannered law school dropout who becomes a kick-butt heroine after innocently acquiring a metal case filled with military-like weapons. Determined to knock out the growing crime in her formerly posh urban neighborhod, now run-down, she discovers her superpowers to be her own inner strength and purpose"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Insiders Guide to Florida Keys and Key West 14th written by Nancy Toppino and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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