last train to paradise by les standiford

Rockefeller historically receives the credit for this. Many may not realize that it was Flagler who was the drivingįorce behind Standard Oil's incredible growth and expansion although Rise to multimillionaire stature in chapter three (entitled 'Citizen What it means to be a 'Conch') and then by highlighting Henry Flagler's However, in chapter two of Last Train To ParadiseĮntitled, 'The Road to Paradise,' the author starts from the beginningįirst by giving you an idea of just what life is like on Key West (and You will learn about all of the storm's viciousness The chapter concludes during the worst of the hurricane and leaving the Stranded as well as those (who survived) caught in the middle of the Quickly learn how the author interweaves the human impact into the storyĭescribing what the train crew experienced while trying to reach the Getting a rescue train out to those still stranding on the Keys. The hurricane hits later that evening although the railroad is late in Preparing his own property for the impending storm further north along Of the Labor Day storm on the afternoon of September 2nd where theįamed author Ernest Hemingway is at his home in Key West reading the paperĪnd learning that a hurricane is approaching from the east. Last Train To Paradise has a rather interesting opening chapter.Įntitled 'End of the Line' the book instantly throws you into the chaos

Only about 250 pages in length it is broken down into twenty-fourĭifferent chapters covering the struggles in building the line, itsīrief twenty-or-so years of operation, and finally the natural disasterĮspecially if you do not know much about this impressive feat of

It, keeping the reader compelled all along the way. Not, as it reads much like a story in how Mr. Flagler, and its final hours of operationīefore the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 destroyed much of it.īook that anyone will enjoy whether you are interested in railroads or However, Les Standiford's Last Train To Paradise is likely the most detailed and gripping highlighting both the construction of the line by Henry M.

There have been many books written over the years which cover, in someĪspect, the Florida East Coast Railway's iconic Key West Extension from Homestead to Key West.

Last train to paradise by les standiford