Hidden History of the Florida Keys

Hidden History of the Florida Keys

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Publication Date: 5th November 2018

The Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic.


In the nineteenth century, uncompromising individuals fought duels and plotted political upsets. During the Civil War, a company of "Key West Avengers" escaped their Union-occupied city to join the Confederacy by sailing through the Bahamas. In the early twentieth century, black Bahamians founded a town of their own, while railway engineers went up against the U.S. Navy in a bid to complete the Overseas Railroad. When Prohibition came to the Key... Read More

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The Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic.


In the nineteenth century, uncompromising individuals fought duels and plotted political upsets. During the Civil War, a company of "Key West Avengers" escaped their Union-occupied city to join the Confederacy by sailing through the Bahamas. In the early twentieth century, black Bahamians founded a town of their own, while railway engineers went up against the U.S. Navy in a bid to complete the Overseas Railroad. When Prohibition came to the Key... Read More

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The Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic.


In the nineteenth century, uncompromising individuals fought duels and plotted political upsets. During the Civil War, a company of "Key West Avengers" escaped their Union-occupied city to join the Confederacy by sailing through the Bahamas. In the early twentieth century, black Bahamians founded a town of their own, while railway engineers went up against the U.S. Navy in a bid to complete the Overseas Railroad. When Prohibition came to the Keys, one defiant woman established a rum running empire that dominated South Florida. Join Laura Albritton and Jerry Wilkinson as they delve into tales of treasure hunters, developers, exotic dancers, determined preservationists and more from the colorful history of the Florida Keys.

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  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Hidden History
  • Publication Date: 5th November 2018
  • State: Florida
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467138918
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Reviews

"Hidden History on the Florida Keys,'? a new volume penned by Laura Albritton and Upper Keys historian Jerry Wilkinson, reveals seldom-told tales of the "lively and unusual cast of historic figures'? who helped shape the Florida Keys from the 1820s through the 1960s." Keys News

The Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic.


In the nineteenth century, uncompromising individuals fought duels and plotted political upsets. During the Civil War, a company of "Key West Avengers" escaped their Union-occupied city to join the Confederacy by sailing through the Bahamas. In the early twentieth century, black Bahamians founded a town of their own, while railway engineers went up against the U.S. Navy in a bid to complete the Overseas Railroad. When Prohibition came to the Keys, one defiant woman established a rum running empire that dominated South Florida. Join Laura Albritton and Jerry Wilkinson as they delve into tales of treasure hunters, developers, exotic dancers, determined preservationists and more from the colorful history of the Florida Keys.

  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Series: Hidden History
  • Publication Date: 5th November 2018
  • State: Florida
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467138918
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    TRAVEL / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

"Hidden History on the Florida Keys,'? a new volume penned by Laura Albritton and Upper Keys historian Jerry Wilkinson, reveals seldom-told tales of the "lively and unusual cast of historic figures'? who helped shape the Florida Keys from the 1820s through the 1960s." Keys News