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June Keith's Key West & The Florida Keys: A Guide to the Coral Islands

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Author: June Keith
Publisher: Palm Island Press
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$18.95~~
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

19 reviews
Sales Rank: 671642

Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 560
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.2

ISBN: 0964343436
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780964343436
ASIN: 0964343436

Publication Date: April 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: Some wear on book from reading, spine creases, wear on binding and pages.

Also Available In:

•	Paperback - June Keith's Key West & the Florida Keys: Food, Hotels, Beaches, Diving, Fishing, History, Writers, Festivals, Attractions, Museums, Wildlife (1st ed)
•	Paperback - June Keith's Key West & the Florida Keys: Food Hotels Beaches Diving Fishing History Writers Festivals Attractions Museums Wildlife (2nd ed)
•	Paperback - June Keith's Key West & The Florida Keys (June Keith's Key West and the Florida Keys)

Editorial Reviews:

Book Description
A true insider's guide to Florida's subtropical islands, from Key Largo and Key West to the Dry Tortugas, this book offers a comprehensive look at famous attractions such as daily sunset celebrations, historic bars, renowned restaurants, and America's only living coral reef. Supplemented with information about local hidden gems, it offers tips about secret gardens, hip diners, and beachfront bistros. The swashbuckling history of the Keys and some of its most famous inhabitants are brought to life with charming text-from Jimmy Buffett to the ever-present ghosts of Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams.

Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Comprehensive and Entertaining July 28, 2008
Marsh Muirhead (Minnesota)
This is a wonderfully detailed, thoroughly informed, often funny guidebook written by someone truly infused with the spirit of Key West. June Keith covers architecture, writers, fishing, bars, history, dining, shopping and everything else in a very breezy style that incorporates trivia, anecdote, and the essential facts. She offers a wonderful 20-page walking tour of Key West, listings for attractions, museums, and tours, and covers the usual bases concerning beaches and lodging. The first 278 pages of this 545 page book are about Key West; the rest cover the other keys, also wonderful but less strange, along the 106 miles of US #1 between Key West and the mainland.

There are some errors and omissions in the listings. Curry House welcomes all visitors, and has not been an exclusively gay guesthouse for several years; and Eden House has not served food for more than five years. A few of the nice smaller guesthouses are not listed. Some of the restuarants listed have closed--or have moved to new locations. This, the fourth edition, is due for a revision.

The line drawings in the book are wonderful, but there are no photos. I like a guidebook with, at least, a few photos--especially in a book this extensive.

Marsh Muirhead - author of "Key West Explained - a guide for the traveler."

4 out of 5 stars

good reading March 9, 2008
P. Chaudhuri
Good reading with useful information of locations. Some of the information led us to bad links with places out of business. Updates will help.

5 out of 5 stars

Keeps Your Attention! May 16, 2007
Terri Honeycutt (League City, TX)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I cannot stress enough how great this book is! I bought it the 1st time my husband and I planned our Key West trip and had to cancel due to a hurricane. I read it from cover to cover then, highlighting all of the things that we wanted to see or do. Now, we are planning our escape to paradise once again and I cannot put this book down. She makes it so interesting, it is not like reading your everyday guide book, she knows things about all of the Keys and has something interesting to say about every one of them. You will love this book if you are a history buff like me. I would enjoy this book even if we were not going to the Keys! I find myself reading something and then going back and re-reading the same thing because it is such neat information! Order it- you will not be sorry!

5 out of 5 stars

Best Key West Book March 8, 2007
M. Wyckoff
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book is the best of the best! Not only does it tell you about the toursist spots to visit in Key West, but also gives you great not so popular spots. It tells you about things to buy and places to eat. This book also gives details about the rest of the Florida Keys. So, if you are traveling to Key West, this book is a must have!

5 out of 5 stars

Made our Key West vacation nearly perfect September 29, 2004
Michael Madole (Brooklyn, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

We bought this book in the early stages of planning a Labor Day weekend trip to Key West. It was sheer luck that we chose this book, and now we can't imagine our first visit without it.

I am impressed with the book's balance of suggestions for traditional tourist destinations and quirky attractions. (I would have never thought to visit the Key West cemetery without her guidance.) Best of all were the dining suggestions. Louie's Backyard, Banana Cafe, Camille's and Mangoes were wonderful. At the top of the list was Blue Heaven! My memory of Blue Heaven's gumbo soup and yellowtail snapper will linger with me always.

June Keith's book made our Key West vacation nearly perfect. I will recommend it to anyone planning to go to the Keys.

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