Under The Sun

Tag Archive | "Les Standiford"

End of the Line: Last Train to Paradise

Saturday, March 7, 2009

It was known as Flagler's Folly: Henry Flagler's quixotic quest to build a railroad to Key West. All that's left now are some tracks that stop mid-air. Books & Books' Mitchell Kaplan interviews author Les Standiford about his book, Last Train to Paradise.

books, End of the Line, history, interview, Keys, Les Standiford, Mitchell Kaplan, railroad, transportation

Listen
Popular
Comments
Tags

Episode 1: Premiere Episode

Episode 2: End of the Line

Episode 3: Literary South Florida

Episode 4

Under the Sun's South Florida Photo Share on flickr

Why We're Telling These Stories

From Abe Rich's nephew...

On behalf of my family, friends and those that were close to my Uncle - thank you! It is truly a treasure to have the piece recorded and available for us and future generations to cherish. The story really captures his character, persona and spirit. Abe was a simple man, a man who struggled to survive during a tragic era in our history. His traumas and survival instinct kept him alive in Europe, Israel and in Miami as he worked till he could no longer stand up. As it said on his shop wall... "There is no substitute for hard work." I believe you and everyone at WLRN work very hard to provide us with wonderful programming and go above and beyond your call of duty. Thank you very much.

Shawn Rich

Under the Sun On the Web

Donate to WLRN