When Dorothy Raymer retired from the Key West Citizen, the editor of the local weekly, Solares Hill, asked her to write about her crazier times on the island. He wanted articles longer and more colorful than the daily could publish. Dorothy took to her new task with a sense of humor, a large helping of mischief, and great insight to the Island City's social scene. This book collects 29 of those wonderful articles, and they read today as if they had been written just yesterday. Subjects as varied as guest rides on Navy submarines, legendary houses of ill repute, the author's close friendship with Tennessee Williams, beach nudity, street people, and Harry Truman offer a broad scope on Key West history. Included are ten images by noted photographer and mystery writer Tom Corcoran. As Tennessee Williams said, Nobody can tell you more about the Key West that I first knew, as long ago as 1941, and all the changes that have occurred since then. She keeps in touch with everything about our much-loved island, and the island feels for Dorothy Raymer the same abiding and deep affection that she has always felt for it. Read her book if you want to know the warm and intimate, but always tasteful story of Key West.
