Mr. Flagler's St. Augustine / Thomas Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Thomas, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saint Augustine (Fla.)--History.

Saint Augustine (Fla.).

Florida--History.

Florida.

Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913.

Flagler, Henry Morrison.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (600 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written for the average reader in plenty of time for the celebration of the founding of St. Augustine, Graham explores St. Augustine as Henry Flagler, the railroad baron who created Florida's East Coast tourism, saw it and built it.

Contents:

Dr. Anderson of St. Augustine, 1839-1880

Visions of the ancient city, 1869-1880

The private Henry Morrison Flagler, 1830-1883

Coming to Florida, 1883-1885

Architects Carrere and Hastings, 1885

Remaking the oldest city, 1885

First, buy the railroad, 1885-1886

Construction of the Ponce de Leon, 1885-1887

Transforming St. Augustine, 1887

Electricity, water, and final touches, 1887

Opening day, 1888

Upstairs and downstairs, 1888-1890

Memorial Church, 1890

Hotel life in paradise, 1891

The season in St. Augustine, 1892-1893

After the ball is over, 1893-1895

On to Miami, 1896-1897

Into Caribbean waters, 1897-1899

Modern times, 1900-1902

The challenge of Key West, 1903-1906

Returning to St. Augustine, 1906-1911

Final days, 1912-1913.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8130-5015-4

0-8130-4896-6

OCLC:

879948903