A Century in The Sun: Henry Flagler & The Making of Modern Florida

A Century in The Sun: Henry Flagler & The Making of Modern Florida (2012)

January 21st, 20120h 57min

Documentary, History
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A one-hour documentary that tells the story of how Standard Oil magnate Henry Flagler came to Florida in the late 1800s, built a railroad and hotel empire on the last American frontier, and launched a population boom that lasts a hundred years.


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