Located midway down the Florida Keys, Long Key Fishing Camp was created by Henry M. Flagler as a retreat for those wealthy winter visitors who wished to experience solitude on a desert island and those who came seeking to do battle with swordfish and tarpon. Then the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 swept over Long Key, destroying the camp but creating an incredible tale of survival for those trapped on the island. Thomas Graham, author of Flagler s St. Augustine Hotels Takes us down an interesting byway of the Flagler empire that shaped modern Florida. David Nolan, author of The Houses...

A frightening account of the first Category 5 storm to strike the U.S.

"A gripping account. . . . Winds were so strong that they tore babies from the arms of their parents. Over four hundred people lost their lives, including over two hundred veterans of World War I. It was a tragedy that did not have to happen."--John Wallace Viele, author of The Florida Keys: A History of the Pioneers

"Makes for fascinating reading about a period of time when science, politics, and nature converged, resulting in disaster."--Rodney E. Dillon Jr., Vice President, Past Perfect Florida...

A frightening account of the first Category 5 storm to strike the U.S.
A gripping account. . . . Winds were so strong that they tore babies from the arms of their parents. Over four hundred people lost their lives, including over two hundred veterans of World War I. It was a tragedy that did not have to happen. --John Wallace Viele, author ofThe Florida Keys: A History of the Pioneers
Makes for fascinating reading about a period of time when science, politics, and nature converged, resulting in disaster. --Rodney E. Dillon Jr., Vice President, Past Perfect Florida...