Tropical Surge: A History of Ambition and Disaster on the Florida Shore

An engaging historical narrative covering many significant events in the history of south Florida Tropical Surge includes the major developments and setbacks in the early years of Miami and Key West as well as an in-depth look at Henry Flaglers amazing Overseas Railway. This well-written history tells the story of the dramatic battle between human ambition and the reality of the West Indian hurricane. By 1935 at least the hurricane had won. Includes gripping narratives of the 1919 1926 and 1935 hurricanes in south Florida and the Keys.