Henry Flagler: Visionary of the Gilded Age [Paperback]

Sidney Walter Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998

Henry Flagler, Visionary of the Gilded Age is the fascinating story of a turn-of-the-century business career. Flagler left home at the age of 14 to seek his fortune and made two. He formed a partnership with John D. Rockerfeller soon after oil was discovered. When asked if the Standard Oil Company was the result of his thinking, Rockerfeller said: "I wish I had the brains to think of it. It was Henry M Flagler." Flagler began his retirement in Florida. He believed in the east coast and created hotels, railroads, communities, model farms and more from Jacksonville to Key West including major development efforts in St. Augustine, Palm Beach and Miami.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Tailored Tours Pubn (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963124110
• ISBN-13: 978-0963124111
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #329,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Flagler often overlooked among the rail barons, July 6, 2004

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This review is from: Henry Flagler: Visionary of the Gilded Age (Paperback)

This book gives a good treatment of Henry M. Flagler. Tracing the years of his childhood, up through Standard Oil, and on to the expansion of the Florida East Coast Railway, finally reaching Key West. Often overlooked by rail historians, Henry Flagler should be remembered alongside the likes of great railroad pioneers such as James Hill and The Big Four.