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- catalog abstract "Today, on the Keys between Key West and the mainland, some forty thousand residents and thousands of visitors fish, swim, sail and dive int he crystal clear waters off a tropical reef; relax in the sun adn cooling trade wind breezes; and sleep in the air-conditioned comfort of their homes and hotel rooms. On these same islands, as short a time as eighty years ago, fewer than three hundred inhabitants tried to eke out a living without benefit of electricity, running water, radios, or telephones. The stories of these hard pioneers and their predecessors, as far back as the Native Americans who lived on the Keys at least one thousand years ago, are told, many for the first time, in this book.".
- catalog contributor b9369227.
- catalog coverage "Florida Keys (Fla.) Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Florida Keys (Fla.) History.".
- catalog coverage "Florida Keys (Fla.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Today, on the Keys between Key West and the mainland, some forty thousand residents and thousands of visitors fish, swim, sail and dive int he crystal clear waters off a tropical reef; relax in the sun adn cooling trade wind breezes; and sleep in the air-conditioned comfort of their homes and hotel rooms. On these same islands, as short a time as eighty years ago, fewer than three hundred inhabitants tried to eke out a living without benefit of electricity, running water, radios, or telephones. The stories of these hard pioneers and their predecessors, as far back as the Native Americans who lived on the Keys at least one thousand years ago, are told, many for the first time, in this book.".
- catalog description "v. 1. History of the pioneers -- v. 2. True stories of the perilous straits -- v. 3. Wreckers.".
- catalog extent "xi, 154 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1561641014 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Florida's history through its places".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Sarasota, Fla. : Pineapple Press,".
- catalog spatial "Florida Keys (Fla.) Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Florida Keys (Fla.) History.".
- catalog spatial "Florida Keys (Fla.) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "975.9/41 20".
- catalog subject "F317.M7 V54 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. History of the pioneers -- v. 2. True stories of the perilous straits -- v. 3. Wreckers.".
- catalog title "The Florida Keys : a history of the pioneers / John Viele.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".