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Mr. Flagler's St. Augustine

Arguably no man did more to make over a city-or a state-than Henry Morrison Flagler. Almost single-handedly, he transformed the east coast of Florida from a remote frontier into the winter playground of America's elite. Mr. Flagler's St. Augustine tells the story of how one of the wealthie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Graham, Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Dr. Anderson of St. Augustine, 1839-1880
  • Visions of the ancient city, 1869-1880
  • The private Henry Morrison Flagler, 1830-1883
  • Coming to Florida, 1883-1885
  • Architects Carrere and Hastings, 1885
  • Remaking the oldest city, 1885
  • First, buy the railroad, 1885-1886
  • Construction of the Ponce de Leon, 1885-1887
  • Transforming St. Augustine, 1887
  • Electricity, water, and final touches, 1887
  • Opening day, 1888
  • Upstairs and downstairs, 1888-1890
  • Memorial Church, 1890
  • Hotel life in paradise, 1891
  • The season in St. Augustine, 1892-1893
  • After the ball is over, 1893-1895
  • On to Miami, 1896-1897
  • Into Caribbean waters, 1897-1899
  • Modern times, 1900-1902
  • The challenge of Key West, 1903-1906
  • Returning to St. Augustine, 1906-1911
  • Final days, 1912-1913.