{"product_id":"mile-marker-zero-the-moveable-feast-of-key-west-paperback","title":"Mile Marker Zero: The Moveable Feast of Key West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam McKeen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Florida Book Award, Gold Medal for Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e \"A tall but telescopic-sight-true tale of Hunter Thompson, Jimmy Buffett, Tom McGuane, and a large cavorting cast running around with sand in their shoes at 'ground zero for lust and greed and most of the other deadly sins' Key West.\"--\u003cb\u003eTom Wolfe\u003c\/b\u003e \"An engrossing tell-all in which Key West's most notable residents struggle to find sanity, sobriety and a place to call home.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"A necessary read for fans of Florida fiction or any of the figures included here, as well as for those traveling to Key West.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"McKeen's portrait of Key West as a onetime bohemian utopia and hotspot is atmospheric, and . . . his anecdotes are absorbing.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"A romp . . . a rollicking chronicle of the musicians, artists, writers and filmmakers who created a vibrant if nihilistic scene in the 1970s. Deft storytelling . . . a good story about good times (and bad).\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Only enhances the appeal of the Conch Republic . . . a tale of the island's famous personalities that flows as easily as an ocean breeze.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Make McKeen's tale your next trip to the island.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"A wonderful zinger of a book. Never before have the literary traditions of the Conch Republic been mined for such gold nugget anecdotes.\"--\u003cb\u003eDouglas Brinkley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMile Marker Zero\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how a league of great American writers and artists found their identities in Key West and maintained their friendships over the decades, despite oceans of booze and boatloads of pot, through serial marriages and sexual escapades, in that dangerous paradise. Here are true tales of a generation that invented, reinvented, and found itself at the unending cocktail party at the end--and the beginning--of America's highway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam McKeen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eHomegrown in Florida\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHighway 61: A Father-and-Son Journey through the Middle of America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRock and Roll Is Here to Stay: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. He is chair of the Department of Journalism at Boston University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52445638230323,"sku":"9780813062310","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UW1jRU5qNGxVTk1kekRabnd3clNxdz09.webp?v=1758967140","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/mile-marker-zero-the-moveable-feast-of-key-west-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}