Mr. Flagler’s St. Augustine

Contents

Contents Preface ix 1  ∙  Dr. Anderson of St. Augustine, 1839–1880 1 2  ∙  Visions of the Ancient City, 1869–1880 10 3  ∙  The Private Henry Morrison Flagler, 1830–1883 21 4  ∙  Coming to Florida, 1883–1885 42 5  ∙  Architects Carrère and Hastings, 1885 56 6  ∙  Remaking the Oldest City, 1885 73 7  ∙  First, Buy the Railroad, 1885–1886 81 8  ∙  Construction of the Ponce de Leon, 1885–1887 88 9  ∙  Transforming St. Augustine, 1887 101 10  ∙  Electricity, Water, and Final Touches, 1887 125 11  ∙  Opening Day, 1888 141 12  ∙  Upstairs and Downstairs, 1888–1890 185 13  ∙  Memorial Church, 1890 218 14  ∙  Hotel Life in Paradise, 1891 245 15  ∙  The Season in St. Augustine, 1892–1893 265 16  ∙  After the Ball Is Over, 1893–1895 293 17  ∙  On to Miami, 1896–1897 325 18  ∙  Into Caribbean Waters, 1897–1899 351 19  ∙  Modern Times, 1900–1902 379 20  ∙  The Challenge of Key West, 1903–1906 411 21  ∙  Returning to St. Augustine, 1906–1911 442 22  ∙  Final Days, 1912–1913 476 Acknowledgments 499 Notes 501 Bibliography 557 Index 565 ...