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Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida
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- Pineapple Press
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- Oct 17, 2015
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- 9781561648535
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An exciting biography about the man who changed Florida's east coast with his hotels and his Florida East Coast Railway.
Henry Morrison Flagler was already a millionaire when he first visited Florida in 1878. He liked what he saw. He came back and built railroads along the east coast so that others could more easily come. And he built grand hotels so that those who came had a beautiful place to stay. By the end of his long and productive life, he had built a railroad all the way to the very end of the Keys. It arrived in Key West in 1912. Henry Flagler was very determined and practical. He met all the great challenges he set for himself.
Ages 9-12
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Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida
Descrição
An exciting biography about the man who changed Florida's east coast with his hotels and his Florida East Coast Railway.
Henry Morrison Flagler was already a millionaire when he first visited Florida in 1878. He liked what he saw. He came back and built railroads along the east coast so that others could more easily come. And he built grand hotels so that those who came had a beautiful place to stay. By the end of his long and productive life, he had built a railroad all the way to the very end of the Keys. It arrived in Key West in 1912. Henry Flagler was very determined and practical. He met all the great challenges he set for himself.
Ages 9-12
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- Editora:
- Pineapple Press
- Lançado em:
- Oct 17, 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781561648535
- Formato:
- Livro
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Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida - Sandra Sammons
Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida
Henry Flagler’s East Coast Railway ran all the way from Jacksonville through the Florida Keys by the end of his life. His railroad brought big changes to Florida. (Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida)
Henry Flagler, Builder of Florida
Sandra Wallus Sammons
Pineapple Press, Inc.
Sarasota, Florida
To Carol Ulgener, who encouraged me to write about the inspiring people in Florida’s history, and to my son David Sammons, who totally enjoys living in the Sunshine State.
Copyright © 2010, 2012 by Sandra Wallus Sammons
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Inquiries should be addressed to:
Pineapple Press, Inc.
P.O. Box 3889
Sarasota, Florida 34230
www.pineapplepress.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sammons, Sandra Wallus.
Henry Flagler, builder of Florida / Sandra Wallus Sammons. – 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-56164-466-7 (hardback : alk. paper) – ISBN 978-1-56164-467-4 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830–1913—Juvenile literature. 2. Florida—Biography—Juvenile literature. 3. Industrialists—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. 4. Businessmen—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. 5. Capitalists and financiers—United States—Biography—Juvenile literature. 6. Florida—History—1865—Juvenile literature. 7. Railroads—Florida—History—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
F316.F56S26 2010
975.9'06092—dc22
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2010006030
First Edition
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Design by Shé Hicks
Printed in the United States of America
Contents
Foreword
Young Henry Flagler
Trips to the South
A Closer Look at Florida
Building in St. Augustine
Going Farther South
Down the Coast to the Palm Beach Area
Problems along the Way
Off to Miami!
Rolling into Key West
Afterword
Places to Visit
Glossary
Bibliography
References
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway train rolls toward Key West. (Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida)
Foreword
Henry Morrison Flagler made his first trip to Florida because of his wife’s health. Henry and Mary Flagler lived in New York, where winter weather usually brought freezing temperatures. Their doctors told them that Mary needed to spend her winters in a warmer climate.
The Southern state of Florida seldom had freezing temperatures. However, in 1878, Florida was hard to reach. Northern states like New York had cities and roads and even some railroads. Florida, though, had mostly small settlements and many deep
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