Título: Abandoned Florida: Sunshine Sentinels (America Through Time)
Autor: Thomas Kenning
Sinopse: Abandoned Florida: Sunshine Sentinels is a stunning visual survey of Florida's historic coastal defenses - those sun-faded outposts of empire, crumbling now on shifting sands near the end of the beach. It is a guided tour in book form, perfect for these stay-close-to-home kind of times! Seven thrilling tales, supplemented by 140 original images reproduced at the highest quality, providing a view of the Sunshine State that rarely makes the postcard.
Discover the past and present of conquest and defense in the Sunshine State, documented in 140 images of gritty ruin and glorious restoration -ranging from the coquina confines of Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine to the towering casemates of far-flungFort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas; from the shattered hulk of Fort Pickens in Pensacola to the cracked concrete batteries of Fort Dade in Tampa Bay; from the carefree garden spot of West Martello Tower in Key West to the paranoiac isolation of nuclear-capable HM-69 Nike Missile Base deep in the Everglades.
Author Thomas Kenning delivers a vivid account of Florida's past that spans centuries, deftly blending history and urban exploration on a guided tour through Florida's many moments in the sun - from Spanish foothold to Indian removal, Civil War blockade to Cold War flashpoint.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Abandoned Florida: Sunshine Sentinels (America Through Time)”, de Thomas Kenning, publicado pela editora America Through Time, em 2020 e com 96 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: America Through Time
Páginas: 96
Ano: 2020
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1634992695
ISBN13: 9781634992695
