Flagler's St. Augustine Hotels by Thomas Graham

Flagler's St. Augustine Hotels by Thomas Graham

Near the end of the nineteenth century, Standard Oil millionaire Henry Morrison Flagler ventured to St. Augustine, Florida, America's Oldest City, and transformed it into an exotic travel destination for the social elite. He raised magnificent, fanciful Spanish Renaissance hotel palaces on what had been orange grove and salt marsh. Then he connected his creation with the outside world by building a modern railroad system. Flagler's hotels stand as monuments to innovation in architecture and engineering. They were the first large buildings in the United States constructed of poured concrete, and they pioneered use of novel amenities like electric lights, steam heat, and elevators. They are still a vital part of modern St. Augustine. The Ponce de Leon, Flaglers preeminent hotel, now houses Flagler College; the Alcazar now holds the City Hall and the Lightner Museum. Only the Casa Monica (previously called the Cordova) is presently a hotel.

Ambassador Thomas Graham is Executive Chairman of Lightbridge Corporation, which develops new types of nuclear power fuel. In a thirty-year government career he was internationally known as one of the leading authorities in international arms control and non-proliferation. Ambassador Graham served as a senior U.S. diplomat in every major international arms control and non-proliferation negotiation in which the United States took part from 1970 to 1997. He has taught at a number of prestigious universities and has written widely both books and articles, including Unending Crisis: National Security Policy After 9/11.

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ISBN 13	9781561643004
ISBN 10	1561643009
Titel	Flagler's St. Augustine Hotels
Autor	Thomas Graham
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Rowman & Littlefield
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-03-01
Seitenanzahl	88
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