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PDF EBOOK DOWNLOAD Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the
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Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean {Read Online}
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“A dramatic story . . . and Les Standiford has a good deal of fun with it all.―—Washington
Post Book World“A definitive account of the engineering feat that became known as
‘Flaglerâ€s Follyâ€. . . A rousing adventure.' —Atlanta Journal-Constitution“A
fascinating and incredibly compelling account . . . I could not put it down.― —Donald Trump
“This is the remarkable true-life chronicle of one of Americaâ€s greatest engineering
achievements, and how it was all blown to bits in a few hellish hours. No novelist could have
invented such a stunning tale, or such unforgettable characters.― —Carl Hiaasen, author of
Basket Case“Last Train to Paradise is a fast-moving and gripping story about one of the most
ambitious and difficult engineering projects of the last century.― —Henry Petroski, author of
Engineers of Dreams“This is a wonderfully told tale, a strange and compelling story about a
strange and compelling part of the world. With sharp, evocative reporting, the book captures an
era, the Florida landscape, and the very human dream of doing the impossible.― —Susan
Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief“Last Train to Paradise is an extraordinary achievement,
a nonfiction book as exciting and finely written as a first-rate novel, with the narrative drive of a
locomotive. . . . Throw in Ernest Hemingway and some of the most dramatic scenes of the chaos
of a hurricane ever written and youâ€ve got one hell of a spectacular book.― —James Hall,
author of Blackwater Sound and Under Cover of Daylight“Only one thing could have
stopped entrepreneur Henry Flagler: the most powerful storm ever to strike the United States. Les
Standiford has given us a rousing—a deeply sobering—story of this 1935 collision between
hubris and hurricane in the Florida Keys.― —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed
“Last Train to Paradise is a mesmerizing account of Gilded Age titan Henry Flagler and his
extraordinary dream to build a railroad across the sea. Henry Flaglerâ€s quest to build an
overseas railroad has all the elements of a classic Greek tragedy, and Les Standiford has
captured both the man and his times with pitch perfect grace.― —Connie May Fowler, author
of Before Women Had Wings and When Katie Wakes Read more Last Train to Paradise is
acclaimed novelist Les Standiford's fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary
construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad--one of the greatest engineering
feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the Labor Day hurricane of 1935. Brilliant
and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler's dream fulfilled, the Key West Railroad stood as a

magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as 'the Eighth Wonder of the
World.' Standiford brings the full force and fury of 1935's deadly 'Storm of the Century' and its
sweeping destruction of 'the railroad that crossed an ocean' to terrifying life. Last Train to Paradise
celebrates a crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition in a sweeping tale of the powerful
forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature's wrath. 'A dramatic story
. . . and Les Standiford has a good deal of fun with it all.' --'Washington Post Book World'A
rousing--a deeply sobering--story.' --Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed'A fascinating
and incredibly compelling account . . . I could not put it down.' --Donald Trump'A definitive account
of the engineering feat that became known as 'Flagler's Folly'. . . A rousing adventure.'--'Atlanta
Journal-Constitution Read more See all Editorial Reviews