The Styx - Hardcover

King, Jonathan

 
9780981703657: The Styx
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0981703658 ISBN 13: 9780981703657
Verlag: Middle River Pr, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Jonathan King's novel The Styx is a fictional story of what happened in the later years of the 1890s, when the great migration to Florida changed the state forever. With deft descriptions of New York's Lower East Side, the Wild West towns and villages of a newly discovered Florida, and the majesty of Palm Beach's new Royal Poinciana Hotel, King tells a story of murder and cover ups, power turned greedy, society women behaving badly and good people doing what good people must always do to build a real civilization.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jonathan King is an award winning journalist and author, is the creator of the Max Freeman crime series set in th Everglades and the hard streets of urban South Florida. He won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for his first book. The award is considered the Oscar of crime mystery writing. He lives in Florida.

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Jonathan King's novel The Styx is a fictional story of what happened in the later years of the 1890s, when the great migration to Florida changed the state forever. With deft descriptions of New York's Lower East Side, the Wild West towns and villages of a newly discovered Florida, and the majesty of Palm Beach's new Royal Poinciana Hotel, King tells a story of murder and cover ups, power turned greedy, society women behaving badly and good people doing what good people must always do to build a real civilization.

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It is a legend, the burning of the Styx. For over a hundred years, the destruction of a black community on the blossoming new island of Palm Beach has been folklore. Historic photos prove the Styx existed, but century-old memories mudle the truth of its demise. What happened to a ragtag collection of homes and rooming houses that once sheltered the great Henry Flagler's hotel workers at the turn of the 20th century? The legend is steeped in rumor, but the racism of the age, the uncommon wealth and privilege that came to the wilderness of Florida, and the greedy scramble to grab a piece of a new Eden are undeniable truths.

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Verlag
Middle River Pr
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0981703658
ISBN 13 
9780981703657
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
287
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