{"product_id":"last-train-to-paradise","title":"Last Train to Paradise","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad--one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean--an engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as \"the Eighth Wonder of the World,\" until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Last Train to Paradise, \u003c\/i\u003eStandiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature's wrath.","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45787691843631,"sku":"9781400049479","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/2855\/6847\/files\/imageloader_25023a62-57bb-40d2-b132-d9a4be1b1950.jpg?v=1786149754","url":"https:\/\/tssbooks.com\/products\/last-train-to-paradise","provider":"tssbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}