“Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean,” by Les Standiford
Les Standiford’s Last Train to Paradise is a captivating historical account that chronicles the extraordinary vision of Henry Flagler, a co-founder of Standard Oil, and his ambitious quest to build a railroad stretching across the Florida Keys. This remarkable feat of engineering—known as the Overseas Railroad—linked the mainland to Key West, turning an almost uninhabitable […]