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In contrast to his other terminal destinations, Key West was no undiscovered hamlet. With more than twenty thousand residents, it was the largest city in Florida at the time, and had been for more than fifty years. In the 1850s, U.S. Senator Stephen S. Mallory had dubbed it “America’s Gibraltar,” referring to its strategic location at the mouth of
... See moreLes Standiford • Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Look Homeward, Angel and A Farewell to Arms came out in September, 1929. The reaction to each work, by critics and readers, was overwhelmingly favorable.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
Nineteen thirty-five was the year of the bomb: at National City Bank (today known as Citigroup), at post offices, at police stations. They exploded on holidays—New Year’s Day, the Fourth of July—or directly after Albizu’s speeches. Nobody was killed and nobody was convicted, but it wasn’t hard to guess who was responsible. “Some night, here, we wil
... See moreDaniel Immerwahr • How to Hide an Empire
Emma Goldman.
Nell Irvin Painter • The History of White People
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