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.

Thomas Graham is a history professor at Flagler College in St. Augustine, which was previously the Ponce de Leon Hotel. He has been teaching at St. Augustine since 1973. He is a Miami native whose ancestors may be traced back to the early Spanish colonial period in Florida. He is a Ph.D. holder. He earned his M.A. from the University of Florida.

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ISBN 13	9781561643004
ISBN 10	1561643009
Title	Flagler's St. Augustine Hotels
Author	Thomas Graham
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield
Year published	2004-03-01
Number of pages	88
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