Showing Flagler : Rockefeller partner and Florida baron by Edward N. Akin

Flagler From reviews of the first edition: "A succinct and informed account of [Flagler's] leadership in transforming Florida's economy."--"American Historical Review " "An important contribution to the understanding of Standard Oil's extended partnership and how the personal desire of Flagler led to the early development of Florida's Atlantic Coast."--"The Historian " Henry M. Flagler (1830-1913), the ambitious Gilded Age tycoon who designed and built much of Florida's fashionable east coast, rode to success on the rails. As John D. Rockefeller's closest adviser in the 1870s, Flagler helped assemble the Standard Oil empire. In this thoroughly researched biograph...