Florida Literary Luminaries: Writing in Paradise
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Sit down for a spell with the bevy of famed writers who've found inspiration in the Florida sun.
From the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca to James Patterson, writers have found inspiration in the Florida sunshine. Ernest Hemingway met his future wife at Sloppy Joe's in Key West. John Kennedy recovered from back surgery in Palm Beach while working on his Pulitzer Prize winning book. James Weldon Johnson wrote what became The Negro National Anthem at the Stanton School in Jacksonville. And Edna St. Vincent Millay watched in shock as her manuscript went up in flames in Sanibel. Florida historian James Clark tells the stories of scores of writers including Robert Frost, Jack Kerouac, John D. MacDonald, and Stephen King. Hunter Thompson driving through the streets of Key West using a bullhorn to warn the citizens, Tennessee Williams partying with Truman Capote, Ring Lardner planning a get together with Al Capone--it's all here.
James C. Clark
Jim Clark has a PhD in history from the University of Florida and is a lecturer at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is a member of the board of advisors at the Orange County Historical Museum. Clark is the author of eight books on various historical topics.
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