{"product_id":"2940169176476","title":"Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fast-paced and gripping   true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key   West Railroad-one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in   one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1904, the brilliant   and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island   of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ocean-an   engineering challenge beyond even that of the Panama Canal. Many considered the project impossible, but build it they did. The railroad stood   as a magnificent achievement for more than twenty-two years, heralded as \"the Eighth Wonder of the World,\" until its total destruction in 1935's deadly storm of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Last Train to Paradise, \u003c\/i\u003eStandiford celebrates this crowning achievement of Gilded Age ambition, bringing to life a sweeping tale of the   powerful forces of human ingenuity colliding with the even greater forces of nature's   wrath.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099781906672,"sku":"2940169176476","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169176476_p0.jpg?v=1763674641","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169176476","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}