Author: United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
Publisher:
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Category : Distances
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Distances Between Ports
Author: United States. Naval Oceanographic Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Distances
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Distances
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Storm Over Key West
Author: Mike Pride
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1683340949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A few weeks after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, James Montgomery sailed into Key West Harbor looking for black men to draft into the Union army. Eager to oblige him, the military commander in town ordered every black man from fifteen to fifty to report to the courthouse, “there to undergo a medical examination, preparatory to embarking for Hilton Head, S.C.” Montgomery swept away 126 men. Storm over Key West is a little-known story woven of many threads, but its main theme is the denial to black people of the equality central to the American ideal. After the island’s slaves flocked to freedom during the summer of 1862, the white majority began a century-long campaign to deny black residents civil rights, education, literacy, respect, and the vote. Key West’s harbor and two major federal forts were often referred to as “America’s Gibraltar.” This Gibraltar guarded the Florida Straits between Key West and Cuba and thus access to the Gulf of Mexico. When Union forces seized it before the war, the southernmost point of the Confederacy slipped out of Confederate hands. This led to a naval blockade based in Key West that devastated commerce in Florida and beyond.This book is the widest-ranging narrative history to date of the military bastion in the Florida Keys.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1683340949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A few weeks after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect, James Montgomery sailed into Key West Harbor looking for black men to draft into the Union army. Eager to oblige him, the military commander in town ordered every black man from fifteen to fifty to report to the courthouse, “there to undergo a medical examination, preparatory to embarking for Hilton Head, S.C.” Montgomery swept away 126 men. Storm over Key West is a little-known story woven of many threads, but its main theme is the denial to black people of the equality central to the American ideal. After the island’s slaves flocked to freedom during the summer of 1862, the white majority began a century-long campaign to deny black residents civil rights, education, literacy, respect, and the vote. Key West’s harbor and two major federal forts were often referred to as “America’s Gibraltar.” This Gibraltar guarded the Florida Straits between Key West and Cuba and thus access to the Gulf of Mexico. When Union forces seized it before the war, the southernmost point of the Confederacy slipped out of Confederate hands. This led to a naval blockade based in Key West that devastated commerce in Florida and beyond.This book is the widest-ranging narrative history to date of the military bastion in the Florida Keys.
Distances Between Ports
Author:
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Category : Distances
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Distances
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Key West's Duval Street
Author: Laura Albritton
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966319X
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico through the pulsing heart of historic Key West that is Duval Street! Duval Street in Key West, Florida, is one of the most legendary avenues in the United States. This iconic thoroughfare has seen everyone from Ulysses S. Grant to Ernest Hemingway. Collecting remarkable archival photographs, Images of America: Key West's Duval Street features famous buildings such as Key West's Oldest House, St. Paul's Church, the Southernmost House, the Strand Theater, the San Carlos Institute, and La Concha Hotel. Fabled bars and restaurants like Sloppy Joe's and the Bull & Whistle also don this iconic stretch. This book celebrates the irrepressible spirit and heritage of a much-beloved American destination.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143966319X
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico through the pulsing heart of historic Key West that is Duval Street! Duval Street in Key West, Florida, is one of the most legendary avenues in the United States. This iconic thoroughfare has seen everyone from Ulysses S. Grant to Ernest Hemingway. Collecting remarkable archival photographs, Images of America: Key West's Duval Street features famous buildings such as Key West's Oldest House, St. Paul's Church, the Southernmost House, the Strand Theater, the San Carlos Institute, and La Concha Hotel. Fabled bars and restaurants like Sloppy Joe's and the Bull & Whistle also don this iconic stretch. This book celebrates the irrepressible spirit and heritage of a much-beloved American destination.
Kidnapped in Key West
Author: Edwina Raffa
Publisher: Pineapple Press
ISBN: 1561645370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
A daring adventure on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad! Twelve-year-old Eddie Malone is living a carefree life swimming and fishing in the Florida Keys in 1912 when suddenly his world is turned upside down. His father, a worker on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad, is thrown into jail for stealing the railroad payroll. Convinced that he is responsible for his pa's arrest, Eddie sets out for Key West with his faithful dog, Rex, on a daring mission to prove his father's innocence. Eddie arrives in Key West as preparations are under way for the arrival of Flagler's first train. Eddie meets the Kimble twins, T. J. and Jen, who live at the Key West Lighthouse and are practicing for their part in the great celebration. They offer to help Eddie with his plan to find the real payroll thieves. Eddie finds them, all right, but they kidnap him and lock him aboard their sailboat. As the boat moves swiftly away from Key West, Eddie realizes he's in serious trouble. Can Eddie escape from the clutches of the ruthless thieves? Will he ever get back home to Marathon? Most importantly, will Eddie be able to prove Pa's innocence? Historical fiction, ages 8–12 Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
Publisher: Pineapple Press
ISBN: 1561645370
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
A daring adventure on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad! Twelve-year-old Eddie Malone is living a carefree life swimming and fishing in the Florida Keys in 1912 when suddenly his world is turned upside down. His father, a worker on Henry Flaglers Over-Sea Railroad, is thrown into jail for stealing the railroad payroll. Convinced that he is responsible for his pa's arrest, Eddie sets out for Key West with his faithful dog, Rex, on a daring mission to prove his father's innocence. Eddie arrives in Key West as preparations are under way for the arrival of Flagler's first train. Eddie meets the Kimble twins, T. J. and Jen, who live at the Key West Lighthouse and are practicing for their part in the great celebration. They offer to help Eddie with his plan to find the real payroll thieves. Eddie finds them, all right, but they kidnap him and lock him aboard their sailboat. As the boat moves swiftly away from Key West, Eddie realizes he's in serious trouble. Can Eddie escape from the clutches of the ruthless thieves? Will he ever get back home to Marathon? Most importantly, will Eddie be able to prove Pa's innocence? Historical fiction, ages 8–12 Next in series > > See all of the books in this series
The Official Railway Guide
Author:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1952
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1952
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Code of Federal Regulations
Author:
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 678
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion
Author: United States. Naval War Records Office
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 874
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Hemingway's Key West
Author: Stuart B. McIver
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561642410
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Hemingway in Key West, both as the writer and as the hard-driving sportsman, as well as his exploits in Bimini and Cuba.
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561642410
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Hemingway in Key West, both as the writer and as the hard-driving sportsman, as well as his exploits in Bimini and Cuba.