WLRN Documentaries
Key West: Bohemia in the Tropics
Special | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of how a radical New Deal economic experiment created an image of Key West.
Engaging and light-hearted story of how a radical New Deal economic experiment during the Great Depression created an image of Key West in the popular culture and how that image became the island’s destiny. The film features interviews with famous contemporary writers, such as Gore Vidal and Russell Banks, and newly uncovered archival photos and footage, including rare Hemingway home movies.
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WLRN Documentaries
Key West: Bohemia in the Tropics
Special | 26m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Engaging and light-hearted story of how a radical New Deal economic experiment during the Great Depression created an image of Key West in the popular culture and how that image became the island’s destiny. The film features interviews with famous contemporary writers, such as Gore Vidal and Russell Banks, and newly uncovered archival photos and footage, including rare Hemingway home movies.
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