{"product_id":"hemingways-key-west-paperback","title":"Hemingway's Key West - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart B. McIver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only place in the United States that Hemingway could really call home after he started writing was the tropical island of Key West. During his decade here in the 1930s, he acquired his famed macho persona as Papa, the biggest Big Daddy of them all. This vivid portrait of Ernest Hemingway's Key West reveals both Hemingway, the writer, and Hemingway, the macho, hard-drinking sportsman. His Key West years turned out to be his most productive: he finished \u003ci\u003eA Farewell to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, started \u003ci\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrote several other books, including \u003ci\u003eGreen Hills of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTo Have and Have Not\u003c\/i\u003e. He also turned out some of his best short stories. There was plenty of time left over for eating, drinking, fighting, fishing, chasing women, and hanging out with his circle of friends (known as \"the Mob\"). Hemingway spent the last years of his life in Cuba, and it was here he overcame several demons--accidents, failing health, depression--to write\u003ci\u003e The Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won both a Pulitzer and a Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with photos (some of which were not available in the first edition), this book also includes a two-hour walking tour of Key West and a tour of Hemingway's favorite Cuban haunts. This edition also includes a record of the author's exploits in Bimini and Cuba. Accompany Hemingway on fishing expeditions in the Gulf Stream and to Cuba and Bimini aboard his custom-built boat, Pilar. A treat for Hemingway fans!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.44 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760533176608,"sku":"9781561642410","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64df28fb55b02b25218e3016ce1700d1.webp?v=1780182626","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hemingways-key-west-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}