Tales of Yesterday's Florida Keys

A collection of stories of people and events in the Florida Keys extending from the time the Keys were first occupied by humans through the Second Seminole War the coming of the Overseas Railway and finally the opening of the first Overseas Highway in 1927. The tales tell of American Indians Cubans Bahamians New Englanders and of fishing turtling shipwreck salvaging warring and of course dealing with heat and mosquitoes. John Vieles three volumes The Florida Keys have been Keys bestsellers for years. Now he presents a fascinating new batch of historical vignettes.