The Styx - Softcover

King, Jonathon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1453209905 ISBN 13: 9781453209905

Publisher: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller, 2010

Synopsis

A powerful historical novel of greed, murder, and conspiracy set in turn-of-the-century Palm Beach

The Great Migration of the 1890s remade south Florida as Northern developers, former sharecroppers, and recent immigrants rushed to the state to seek their fortunes. Sitting atop it all was the Royal Poinciana Hotel, built on the shores of Palm Beach by real estate tycoon Henry Flagler. Nearby was the Styx, an African American community that housed many of the Royal Poinciana’s 1,200 workers. Shortly after the hotel’s completion, the Styx would be mysteriously burned to the ground in a tragedy clouded for generations by rumor and myth—until now. Riveting and suspenseful, The Styx is a historical novel that brings to life the frenzy of Reconstruction-era Florida, the racial tensions simmering beneath the surface, and the events that changed one community forever. This ebook contains an illustrated biography of the author featuring never-before-seen photos.

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From the Inside Flap:

It is a legend, the burning of the Styx. For over a hundred years, the destruction of a black community on the blossoming new island of Palm Beach has been folklore. Historic photos prove the Styx existed, but century-old memories mudle the truth of its demise. What happened to a ragtag collection of homes and rooming houses that once sheltered the great Henry Flagler's hotel workers at the turn of the 20th century? The legend is steeped in rumor, but the racism of the age, the uncommon wealth and privilege that came to the wilderness of Florida, and the greedy scramble to grab a piece of a new Eden are undeniable truths.

From the Back Cover:

Jonathan King's novel The Styx is a fictional story of what happened in the later years of the 1890s, when the great migration to Florida changed the state forever. With deft descriptions of New York's Lower East Side, the Wild West towns and villages of a newly discovered Florida, and the majesty of Palm Beach's new Royal Poinciana Hotel, King tells a story of murder and cover ups, power turned greedy, society women behaving badly and good people doing what good people must always do to build a real civilization.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1453209905
• ISBN 13: 9781453209905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264