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The Florida Keys, Vol. 2: True Stories of the Perilous Straits (Florida's History Through Its Places)

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The book "The Florida: True Stories of the Perilous Straits (Florida Keys)" is a great book. It is easy to read becuase if one of the stories doesn't interest you, you can go to the next story. All of the stories are interesting and are historically accurate. This is a great book if you want to know what happened in the early pioneer days of the Florida Keys

covers the maritime history of the keys and the Straits of Florida from the time of the aboriginal natives in the early 1500s to the end of the Second Seminole War in 1842.

I received a copy of this by accident (order mess up). I got a signed by the author copy too?

Either way, this was an eye opener about the history of piracy. Anyone who is gonna make a pirate movie really needs to read a book like this to get their bearings on the reality.

I grew up in the keys, used to play around in the then abandoned naval base in the 70s...
Awesome time.

This is part of a series on the history of the Florida Keys. The author has accomplished considerable research in preparing the series. The issues of navigating the Florida Straits will take on a whole new perspective when reading this book. Highly recommended for those who are interested in the history of the area rather than the entertainment of a novel.