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Key West 2018

2018-01-17
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Book Synopsis Key West 2018 by : Cindy Loe

Download or read book Key West 2018 written by Cindy Loe. This book was released on 2018-01-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys in September of 2017, many feared the worst for Key West. But, the interior keys between Key Largo and Key West took the brunt of the hurricane, and Key West largely rebounded within a month of the storm. So, 2018 is a perfect year to visit Key West. While some visitors may be delaying travel due to fears that Key West has not rebounded, those who visit can enjoy all the attractions and the beautiful waters. And there may more discounts and fewer crowds if you get there first! Use this book (updated for 2018 from the previous title of "One Perfect Trip to Key West 2017) to help plan the best use of your time and money while enjoying Key West during the course of one perfectly planned visit. All the must-see highlights, as well as special dining and entertainment experiences and activity choices are included. The trip is arranged to take into account crowd size at the more popular sights and to minimize time spent backtracking across the island as you visit restaurants, sights, and attractions. Chapter 1 highlights recommended hotel and ticket and transportation options to consider before you go. Chapters 2-4 highlight three complete days of suggestions with options. These chapters include a "Day at a Glance" section for a quick read and a "Day in Detail" section for all of the information you need to enjoy the recommended activities. Specifically highlighted attractions include: Key West Trolley Tour, Beach Time, Rum Distillery Tour, Sunset Cruise, Truman Little White House, Latitudes lunch on Sunset Key, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park, Mallory Square Sunset Celebration, Jet Ski Tour, Hemingway House, Blue Heaven Restaurant, Key West Lighthouse, Southernmost Point, Dinner in Old Town, Pub Crawl, Kayaking Through the Mangroves, Snorkeling, Day Trip to Dry Tortugas National Park, Shopping and Bar Hopping on Duval Street, and Restaurant Options. Chapter 5 suggests some additional options to consider if you have an extra day or to substitute for the recommendations in Chapters 2-4. Chapter 6 combines the best of Key West in one introductory day, with options, for cruise ship passengers or others who have only one day to spend on the island. Chapter 7 arranges the recommended restaurants and bars in a reference section for quick review and access based on their general location. Descriptions and website information are provided to help you make choices that will make each day PERFECT for you!

Key West

2006-07-01 History
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Release : 2006-07-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Key West by : Maureen Ogle

Download or read book Key West written by Maureen Ogle. This book was released on 2006-07-01. 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.

West of Key West

1996 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 1996
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis West of Key West by : John Cole

Download or read book West of Key West written by John Cole. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventures and reflections from some of the best writers who ever picked up a fly rod. A Colourfully illustrated evocation of the Key West way of life. Contents includes: My Transformational Day; Ghosts in the Storm; A World-Record Dinner; Captain Billy; The Fishing Didn't Count; A Day in May; Angel of Attack; Abroad the Eden; Casting for Tarpon and Key West With Captain Gil Drake.

Key West

2002 History
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Release : 2002
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Key West by : Norma Jean Sawyer

Download or read book Key West written by Norma Jean Sawyer. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known best as a vacation destination and home to artists, beach bums, and celebrities, Key West also boasts a proud African-American heritage that has its roots in the immigration of Caribbean settlers in the late 1800s. Bringing with them valuable skills, such as shipbuilding and other marine trades, and a strong sense of family and community, these immigrants and their descendants made significant contributions to the life of this unique island.

The Jews of Key West

2017 HISTORY
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Release : 2017
Genre : HISTORY
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Book Synopsis The Jews of Key West by : Arlo Haskell

Download or read book The Jews of Key West written by Arlo Haskell. This book was released on 2017. 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.

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