Discover information, advice, and prices for Hotel Mavens Henry Morrison Flagler sold for 33.84 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
My longtime preoccupation with hotel history reveals one continuous strand the achievements of unique entrepreneurs who created singular hotels one at a time These pioneers were not by subsequent definition hotel men They did not attend hotel schools because there were none until 1924 with the creation of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration Most of them did not grew up in the hotel business but became successful because of their varied onthejob training experiences business acumen and unexpected opportunities Their traditionbreaking vision and singleminded ambition led them to create iconic hotels My research has uncovered three such hotel mavens two of whom 1 were both essentially in the railroad and steamship business 2 were friendly competitors 3 concentrated their hotel creations in the State of Florida Henry Morrison Flagler on the east coast and Henry Bradley Plant on the west coast The third maven was Carl Graham Fisher who created Miami Beach and Montauk Long Island NY
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My longtime preoccupation with hotel history reveals one continuous strand the achievements of unique entrepreneurs who created singular hotels one at a time These pioneers were not by subsequent definition hotel men They did not attend hotel schools because there were none until 1924 with the creation of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration Most of them did not grew up in the hotel business but became successful because of their varied onthejob training experiences business acumen and unexpected opportunities Their traditionbreaking vision and singleminded ambition led them to create iconic hotels My research has uncovered three such hotel mavens two of whom 1 were both essentially in the railroad and steamship business 2 were friendly competitors 3 concentrated their hotel creations in the State of Florida Henry Morrison Flagler on the east coast and Henry Bradley Plant on the west coast The third maven was Carl Graham Fisher who created Miami Beach and Montauk Long Island NY
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Traces the life of the successful businessman who cofounded Standard Oil started the Florida East Coast Railway and led the development of Miami Palm Beach and Key West
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An oversized limited commemorative edition of acclaimed South Florida author Les Standifords gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West extension of Henry Flaglers Florida East Coast Railway originally published in 2002 and now in its 20th printing This edition commemorating the completion of the OverSea Railroad January 22 1912 includes a linen cloth cover special heavy stock silver foil stamping a double gatefold a handtipped map and 150 new and vintage photographs and illustrations Curators and historians at the Library of Congress the Monroe County Library in Key West and at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach assisted Creative Director Petra Mason with image sourcing as did staff at The CooperHewitt Museum New York Many of the images in this edition have never been published before A Books amp Books Press production in association with Motherland Miami and The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach Florida 328 pages10 ½ x 8 ½ 150 illustrations HC ISBN 97809839378076000
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An oversized limited commemorative edition of acclaimed South Florida author Les Standifords gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West extension of Henry Flaglers Florida East Coast Railway originally published in 2002 and now in its 20th printing This edition commemorating the completion of the OverSea Railroad January 22 1912 includes a linen cloth cover special heavy stock silver foil stamping a double gatefold a handtipped map and 150 new and vintage photographs and illustrations Curators and historians at the Library of Congress the Monroe County Library in Key West and at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach assisted Creative Director Petra Mason with image sourcing as did staff at The CooperHewitt Museum New York Many of the images in this edition have never been published before A Books amp Books Press production in association with Motherland Miami and The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Palm Beach Florida 328 pages10 ½ x 8 ½ 150 illustrations HC ISBN 97809839378076000
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Henry Flagler The Astonishing Life sold at 251.72 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Traces the life of the successful businessman who cofounded Standard Oil started the Florida East Coast Railway and led the development of Miami Palm Beach and Key West
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Historic St Augustine Research Institute William L Proctor AwardHenry Flaglers opulent Hotel Ponce de Leon drew worldwide praise from the day its elaborately carved doors opened in 1888 Built in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style the architectural and engineering marvel featured the talents of a team of renowned artisans including the designs of architects John Carrère Thomas Hastings and Bernard Maybeck electricity by Thomas Edison and interior decoration and stained glass windows by Louis TiffanyHotel Ponce de Leon is the first work to present the buildings complete history and detail its transformation into the heart of Flagler College Leslee Keys who assisted in the restoration recounts the complicated construction of the hotelthe first major structure to be built entirely of poured concreteand the efforts to preserve it and restore it to its former glory The methods used at Flagler College have been recognized as best practices in historic preservation and decorative arts conservation and today the campus is one of Floridas most visited heritage tourism destinations
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Morrison Hotel sometimes referred to as Hard Rock Caf from the title of the first side of the LP with the second side titled Morrison Hotel is the fifth studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Doors recorded from between August 1966 and November 1969 and released by Elektra in February 1970 After the previous years more experimental album The Soft Parade was not as wellreceived as anticipated the group went back to basics and back to their roots On this album there is a sli
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Hotel Mavens Lucius M Boomer sold at 24.91 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
The word maven is defined by Wikipedia as a trusted expert in a particular field who seeks to pass knowledge on to others Since the 1980s it has become more common when the New York Times columnist William Safire adapted it to describe himself as the language maven The word from Hebrew is mainly confined to American English and was included in the Oxford English Dictionary second edition 1989 My three hotel mavens are 1 Lucius M Boomer one of the most famous hoteliers of his time was chairman of the Hotel WaldorfAstoria Corporation In a career of over half a century he directed such celebrated hotels as the BellevueStratford in Philadelphia the Taft in New Haven the Lenox in Boston and the McAlpin Claridge SherryNetherland and the original as well as the current WaldorfAstoria in New York 2 George C Boldt who was the genius of the original WaldorfAstoria It was said of him that he made innkeeping a profession and more than any man was responsible for the modern American hotel 3 Oscar of the Waldorf who was described in 1898 by the New York Sun In only one New York hotel however is there a personage deserving to be called a maître dhotel Anyone who studies him closely will soon arrive at a firm conviction that he might quite as appropriately have been called General or Admiral if circumstances had not led him into the hotel business Oscar knows everybody Oscar was a superstar of his time and one of the stalwarts who managed both the original and the current WaldorfAstoria Among his many duties Oscar commanded a staff of 1000 persons bedsides conducting a school for waiters at the time the only one of its kind in the United States In 1896 Oscar wrote one of the greatest cookbooks of its time The Cook Book by Oscar of the Waldorf It contains 907 pages and 3455 recipes
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Gather for the holidays or elevate the look of your restaurant hotel lounge or bistro with the 72 in commercial grade dining table with extension Timeless style abounds in this solid wood dining table capable of seating up to 8 adults making it ideal for large parties dining out or bigger households Crafted from solid wood with a 34 in thick tabletop that boasts a hideaway 12 in extension leaf this extendable kitchen table can be resized down to 60 in to seat up to 6 adults 25 in wooden legs can hold up to 300 lbs static weight and will stand up to the rigors of the hospitality industry as well as everyday use in busy households The finish is water and liquidresistant while fixed plastic floor glides prevent damage to your hard flooring surfaces This dining table assembles quickly and easily and wipes clean with a damp cloth Color Brown Matte
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Gather for the holidays or elevate the look of your restaurant hotel lounge or bistro with the 72 in commercial grade dining table with extension Timeless style abounds in this solid wood dining table capable of seating up to 8 adults making it ideal for large parties dining out or bigger households Crafted from solid wood with a 34 in thick tabletop that boasts a hideaway 12 in extension leaf this extendable kitchen table can be resized down to 60 in to seat up to 6 adults 25 in wooden legs can hold up to 300 lbs static weight and will stand up to the rigors of the hospitality industry as well as everyday use in busy households The finish is water and liquidresistant while fixed plastic floor glides prevent damage to your hard flooring surfaces This dining table assembles quickly and easily and wipes clean with a damp cloth Color Black Matte
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on Flagler County sold at 21.07 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Flagler County was created in 1917 from portions of southern St Johns County and northern Volusia County The county was named after Henry Morrison Flagler a railroad and oil tycoon who was a developer of the Florida East Coast Railway during the 1880s and 1900s Bunnell located 30 miles south of St Augustine was established as the county seat Joseph Marion Hernandez the first Hispanic to serve in the US Congress had three successful sugar plantations in Flagler County until they were burned down by Native Americans in 1836 during the Second Seminole War Marine Studios later named Marineland opened in 1938 as the worlds first underwater motion picture studio The economic driving force in the county until the early 1970s was its agriculture and forestry industry In the late 1960s International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation ITT purchased 22000 acres of timberland and established the retirement community of Palm Coast Today the county thrives upon successful real estate and service industries
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Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine From midMarch to midMay 1948 at his HQ in Jerusalems King David Hotel he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence
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This work depicts in rich detail with exceptional photographs the elaborate architectural composition of the Hotel Ponce de Leon in St Augustine Florida the first resort hotel developed by Standard Oil cofounder Henry M Flagler The book was prepared to honor completion of restoration of the building and as part of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the building 18882013
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Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine From midMarch to midMay 1948 at his HQ in Jerusalems King David Hotel he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence
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Suggests five walking tours through the most intriguing quarters of Prague and includes general travel information and a select list of hotels restaurants museums and shops
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