{"product_id":"books-last-train-to-paradise-by-les-standiford","title":"Last Train to Paradise","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 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 strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean--an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as \"the Eighth Wonder of the World,\" until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLast Train to Paradise,\u003c\/i\u003e Standiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature's wrath.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672158265617,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781400049479.jpg?v=1781518576","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-last-train-to-paradise-by-les-standiford","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}