The Florida Keys (Paperback)

Joy Williams

ISBN 10: 0812968425 / ISBN 13: 9780812968422

Published by Random House USA Inc, New York, 2003

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Paperback. A History & Guide Tenth EditionThe Florida Keys- A History & Guide is an engaging handbook to the unique coral and limestone islands that curve southwest off the tip of Florida. Acclaimed novelist and Florida resident Joy Williams traces U.S. Highway 1 from Key Largo to Key West, combining the best of local legend-colorful stories you won't find in other guidebooks-with insightful commentary and the most up-to-date advice on where to stay, eat, and wander. Along the way, you will-. explore the exquisite underwater world of North America's only living reef. discover the beautiful bridges that span the Keys, the forts, and the distinctive "conch" architecture of Key West. experience the eerie serenity of Florida Bay's "backcountry" and the unique ecology of the Keys. visit the Key West cemetery and learn about the lives of some of the Keys' eccentrics-writers, madmen, and entrepreneurs with various delusions. find the best (and avoid the worst) cafes, inns, and other establishments that the Keys have to offerHere is the most thorough and candid guide to the Keys, one of the most surprising locales in America. With insight and style, Joy Williams shares with us all of the region's idiosyncrasies and delights. An updated guidebook to the Florida Keys explores the region's many islands, revealing remote outposts, undersea treasures, and sophisticated tourist meccas stretching from the southern tip of Florida to Key West. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Florida Keys (Paperback)
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812968425
• ISBN 13: 9780812968422
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Carawan, Robert
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The Florida Keys: A History & Guide is an engaging handbook to the unique coral and limestone islands that curve southwest off the tip of Florida. Acclaimed novelist and Florida resident Joy Williams traces U.S. Highway 1 from Key Largo to Key West, combining the best of local legend—colorful stories you won’t find in other guidebooks—with insightful commentary and the most up-to-date advice on where to stay, eat, and wander. Along the way, you will:

• explore the exquisite underwater world of North America’s only living reef

• discover the beautiful bridges that span the Keys, the forts, and the distinctive “conch” architecture of Key West

• experience the eerie serenity of Florida Bay’s “backcountry” and the unique ecology of the Keys

• visit the Key West cemetery and learn about the lives of some of the Keys’ eccentrics—writers, madmen, and entrepreneurs with various delusions

• find the best (and avoid the worst) cafés, inns, and other establishments that the Keys have to offer

Here is the most thorough and candid guide to the Keys, one of the most surprising locales in America. With insight and style, Joy Williams shares with us all of the region’s idiosyncrasies and delights.

About the Author

Joy Williams is the author of novels, collections of short stories, and Ill Nature, a book of essays that was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her novel The Quick and the Dead was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in 2001. Among her many honors are the Rea Award for the Short Story and the Strauss Living Fund from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She was elected to the Academy in 2008. Williams lives in Tucson, Arizona, and Laramie, Wyoming.