Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told
Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told
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Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told by Seth H Bramson
Although several people had considered constructing a railroad to Key West beginning in the early 1800s, it took a bold industrialist with unparalleled vision to make it happen. In 1902, Henry Flagler made the decision to extend the Florida East Coast Railway to the nearest deepwater American port. In this book, renowned Florida historian Seth H. Bramson reveals how the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned FEC became the greatest railroad engineering and construction feat in U.S., and possibly world, history, an accomplishment that would cement Flagler's fame and legend for all time. Join Bramson as he recounts the years of operation of this great railroad, what it did for the Florida Keys and what it meant to the resident conchs.
Bramson, Seth H.: - Seth Bramson is Miami's foremost and premier historian. He is America's single most-published Florida history book author and has appeared as a featured guest or commentator on Florida history programs on A&E, Discovery Channel, Florida Public Broadcasting, FX's The Collectibles Show, History Channel, Learning Channel and Turner South Network, as well as all five local Miami television stations. The founder of the Miami Memorabilia Collectors Club, his collection of Miami memorabilia and Floridiana is the largest in private hands in the country. His collection of FEC Railway and Florida transportation memorabilia is the largest in the world; it is larger than the state museum's collection and larger than the Flagler Museum's collection. He is adjunct professor of history and historian in residence at Barry University and adjunct professor of history at Florida International University, where he teaches all of the university's South Florida and Florida history courses.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781609493998 |
| ISBN 10 | 1609493990 |
| Title | Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told |
| Author | Seth H Bramson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |