It Happened in the Florida Keys

It Happened in the Florida Keys
ISBN-10
146174685X
ISBN-13
9781461746850
Category
History
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
2008-02-01
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Victoria Shearer

Description

Salvage of a sunken slave ship, devastating hurricanes and the odd doings of locals such as Jimmy Buffett and Hemingway's cats.

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