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Florida's Great Ocean Railway: Building the Key West Extension

Florida's Great Ocean Railway: Building the Key West Extension Large hardcover - 2011

by Gallagher, Dan

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Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press, Inc, 2011. 5th Printing. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 140x9x177. Fifth printing. Top edge of rear jacket panel bumped. 2011 Large Hardcover. 197 pp. The building of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway extension over water to Key West from 1905 to 1916 was s triumph of engineering and logistics. The Keys were remote and with little means of communication. The massive amounts of materials had to be moved with steam power. This book tells the story of the planners and their plan and its execution. It has 250 old photos, most of which have never been published before.
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  • Title Florida's Great Ocean Railway: Building the Key West Extension
  • Author Gallagher, Dan
  • Binding Large Hardcover
  • Edition 5th Printing
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 197
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pineapple Press, Inc, Sarasota, Florida
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2329214
  • ISBN 9781561642694 / 156164269X
  • Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.1 x 8.78 x 0.57 in (28.19 x 22.30 x 1.45 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Florida East Coast Railway - History, Railroads - Florida - Florida Keys
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002014148
  • Dewey Decimal Code 625.109

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About the author

Dan Gallagher was a college professor who moved to the Keys and became a boat captain, environmental guide, editor, and writer. He wrote a number of books and publications on various parts of the Keys railway before writing this book.

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