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The ultimate getaway destination, a.k.a. the famed southernmost point of the United States, Key West offers visitors spectacular lodging, dining, and sea adventures year-round. But as its devotees know, it's the island's tales, over-the-top characters, and quirky history of pirates and wreckers that give it its charm. With stunning images by Missy Janes, photographer for Pineapple Press' Palm Beach, this book is a visual journey around the island capturing its teeming life and storied past--from the sunset show on Mallory Square, to the haunted Civil War forts, and the revered Hemingway House,…mehr

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The ultimate getaway destination, a.k.a. the famed southernmost point of the United States, Key West offers visitors spectacular lodging, dining, and sea adventures year-round. But as its devotees know, it's the island's tales, over-the-top characters, and quirky history of pirates and wreckers that give it its charm. With stunning images by Missy Janes, photographer for Pineapple Press' Palm Beach, this book is a visual journey around the island capturing its teeming life and storied past--from the sunset show on Mallory Square, to the haunted Civil War forts, and the revered Hemingway House, as well as stops along the "Duval Crawl" and iconic eateries like Louie's Backyard and Blue Heaven. And then there are the miles of beaches, epic fishing flats, and marine sanctuaries. The ideal keepsake for visitors, wedding guests and all who cherish the free-spirited island getaway.
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Autorenporträt
Ellen T. White is a freelance feature writer and reviewer for newspapers and magazines - The Key West Citizen, among them - as well as for a variety of cultural institutions such as the Carnegie Corporation, the Museum of Modern Art, and the New York City Ballet. She is the former managing editor of The New York Public Library, where she launched Bookmark, their quarterly magazine. She is the author of Simply Irresistible: Unleash Your Inner Siren and Mesmerize Men with Lessons from Some of the Most Famous and Infamous Women in History (Running Press), a cheeky how-to that draws inspiration from the lives of the world's great romantic women, past and present. She serves on the Board of Friends of the Key West Library, and lives with her husband Paul, a flyfishing guide, in Key West and on the East End of Long Island.