Haunts and Homes: a tour of Key West writers' history

by Gail Duerfeldt Hinand

Overview

This is a walking/biking tour of places inhabited or frequented by writers throughout the history of Key West, Florida. The e-book version includes links to Google maps for each location described. The author cites the years when the writers were associated with the properties and locations, and which works were produced or influenced by their time there. She also relates anecdotes about the writers' activities and associations with one another in Key West. There are 50 short chapters, each representing a particular location and the one or more authors connected to that site. A thorough index, alphabetical by author, refers to all locations where the authors lived or visited. This is a very entertaining tour for any visitor or local interested in Key West's rich and fascinating literary history. Carry the e-book with you and enjoy it over one or many days touring around the island.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936818037
Publisher:	SeaStory Press
Publication date:	05/10/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	78
File size:	872 KB

About the Author

Gail Duerfeldt Hinand was initially a once a year visitor and is now a legal resident of Key West. An avid reader and a history trivia buff, she early in her time here discovered both Lynn Kaufelt's book, Key West Writers and their Homes and Sharon Wells Walking and Biking Guide. And that led to more reading, more searching for anecdotes, and, now, Haunts and Homes. A psychologist, Dr. Hinand holds a doctorate in counseling psychology from Boston University and until her retirement in 2002 had served as Vice President of Student Services, Dean of Students and Director of Counseling at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Gail, and her spouse Allen, make their homes in Key West, Deer Lake WA and Claremont CA.