Author : Seth H. Bramson
Release : 2011-11-01
Genre : Transportation
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The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told write by Seth H. Bramson. This book was released on 2011-11-01. The Greatest Railroad Story Ever Told available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. All aboard for the history of one of the most audacious and innovative railroad engineering feats in history from the celebrated Floridian author. Although several people had considered constructing a railroad to Key West beginning in the early 1800s, it took a bold industrialist with unparalleled vision to make it happen. In 1902, Henry Flagler made the decision to extend the Florida East Coast Railway to “the nearest deepwater American port.” In this book, renowned Florida historian Seth H. Bramson reveals how the Key West Extension of the Flagler-owned FEC became the greatest railroad engineering and construction feat in United States, and possibly world, history, an accomplishment that would cement Flagler’s fame and legend for all time. Join Bramson as he recounts the years of operation of this great railroad, what it did for the Florida Keys and what it meant to the resident conchs. Includes photos