Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean

Last Train to Paradise is a gripping true account of an extraordinary engineering feat, one that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Follow the journey of brilliant entrepreneur Henry Flagler as he overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to build a railway connecting Key West to the Florida mainland, spanning 153 miles of open ocean.

Despite being dismissed as "Flagler's Folly," this magnificent achievement stood for 22 years until a storm of unprecedented force swept through and washed away all but one sixty-foot section of track.

Standiford brings the full force and fury of this storm to terrifying life, immersing readers in the treacherous world of thousands of workers who battled infested swamps, lived in fragile tent cities on barges anchored in the midst of daunting stretches of ocean, and suffered unimaginable hardships.

Don't miss out on this thrilling tale of human determination and natural force.

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