{"product_id":"last-train-to-paradise-les-standiford-9781400049479","title":"Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Last Train to Paradise, \u003c\/i\u003eStandiford 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Standiford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400049474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400049479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Gold Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Sep\/Oct 2003\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2003 pg. 1","brand":"Les Standiford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055552884991,"sku":"9781400049479","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59f36bfe-6316-4d29-b600-5e2577e8c888.jpg?v=1685036446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-train-to-paradise-les-standiford-9781400049479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}