Name: Mile Marker Zero: The Moveable Feast of Key West, Paperback/William McKeen
Brand: University Press of Florida
Price: 118.99 RON
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A tall but telescopic-sight-true tale of Hunter Thompson, Jimmy Buffett, Tom McGuane, and a large cavorting cast running around with sand in their shoes at ground zero for lust and greed and most of the other deadly sins: Key West. Tom Wolfe An engrossing tell-all in which Key West s most notable residents struggle to find sanity, sobriety and a place to call home. Kirkus Reviews A necessary read for fans of Florida fiction or any of the figures included here, as well as for those traveling to Key West. Library Journal McKeen s portrait of Key West as a onetime bohemian utopia and hotspot is atmospheric, and . . . his anecdotes are absorbing. Publishers Weekly A romp . . . a rollicking chronicle of the musicians, artists, writers and filmmakers who created a vibrant if nihilistic scene in the 1970s. Deft storytelling . . . a good story about good times (and bad). Wall Street Journal Only enhances the appeal of the Conch Republic . . . a tale of the island s famous personalities that flows as easily as an ocean breeze. Orlando Sentinel Make McKeen s tale your next trip to the island. South Florida Sun-Sentinel A wonderful zinger of a book. Never before have the literary traditions of the Conch Republic been mined for such gold nugget anecdotes. Douglas Brinkley Mile Marker Zero tells the story of how a league of great American writers and artists found their identities in Key West and maintained their friendships over the decades, despite oceans of booze and boatloads of pot,