Hemingway's Hurricane by Phil Scott

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  • Pub. Date: October 2005
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    • Pub. Date: October 2005
    • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
    • Format: Hardcover, 288pp

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    THE FINAL BLOW

    They were the forgotten members of the Lost Generation, traumatized veterans of the Great War who grasped for one last chance at redemption under Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. Six hundred of them were shuffled off to the Florida Keys to build a highway to Key West. On Labor Day weekend 1935, the most intense hurricane ever to strike the U.S. took aim on their flimsy shacks, and the two men responsible for evacuating the veterans from harm’s way waited too long.

    After the storm, Ernest Hemingway took his boat from his home in Key West to aid the veterans in the Upper Keys but he found few survivors on the wreckage. His public cries of outrage bound him forever to the storm.quotes

    “Brilliantly and compellingly captures the events surrounding the 1935 storm, showing how human factors compounded the awful force of sky and sea.”—from the Foreword by John Rennie, Editor in Chief, Scientific American

    “Hemingway’s Hurricane describes a scenario tragically similar to the one surrounding Hurricane Katrina . . . little preparedness and no timely rescue for victims.”—The Sacramento Bee

    “Phil Scott does a favor with this book, reminding [us] that deadly storms aren’t a new event.”—Chicago Tribune

    “A timely topic and a compelling read.”—The Indianapolis Star

    Phil Scott's books include The Shoulders of Giants, The Pioneers of Flight, and Deadly Things. A writer and journalist specializing in aviation and popular science, he has contributed to Air & Space/Smithsonian, ScientificAmerican, New Scientist, and other magazines. After coming upon a monument erected in the Florida Keys to honor the victims of the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, he knew this was a story he had to tell.

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    Phil Scott's books include The Shoulders of Giants, The Pioneers of Flight, and Deadly Things. A writer and journalist specializing in aviation and popular science, he has contributed to Air & Space/Smithsonian, Scientific American, New Scientist, and other magazines. After coming upon a monument erected in the Florida Keys to honor the victims of the Labor Day hurricane of 1935, he knew this was a story he had to tell.

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    Hemingway's Hurricaneby Anonymous

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    June 27, 2006: I felt the waves crash, the wind blister my skin and the fear they must have experienced as I read Phil Scott's account the 1935 hurricane. Having lived less than one half mile from the Hurricane Monument for the past 18 years and call many of the local survivors and their descendants friends, I have heard the 'stories' time and time again. And like a child listening to her favorite bedtime story, I could never get enough. Mr. Scott brought out the government's side of the story more than any local 'conch.' The story is quite unbelievable, hence the desire for more. For those who visit our lovely island in the future, remember to take a moment and stop at the Hurricane Monument.

    Hemingway's Hurricaneby Anonymous

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    January 25, 2006: The Great Depression forced many a World War I veteran to undertake the enormous endurance of creating a railroad link from Homestead to the Florida Keys. The hurricane of 1935 brought disaster of biblical magnitude. History is bound to repeat itself as well as natural occurances. For any one who has been in a storm and has lived to tell, this is a must read.For all the rest, I highly recommend, a very fine example of our past.


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