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As an adventure historian, I prefer to live my history. From mountain climbing to spelunking, from Tiera del Fuego to Petra, the world is a book waiting to be opened and read.
Robert is a member of the Florida Writers Association.
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Background
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Twenty years of trecking in the Amazon and Orinoco jungles have given me a unique perpsective of life and the living. Also the works of the Sir Richard Burton, Ernest Hemmingway, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Aleister Crowley, and Bob Dylan as well as the people I meet everyday have influenced my thinking and writing.
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Accomplishments
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Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928, winner of the Royal Palm Book Award for best nonfiction book of 2002.
The Weather Channel will host a documentary on "Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Huricane of 1928" in January 2003.
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Additional Information
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I've been lucky lately. Reviews and articles on "Killer 'Cane: The Deadly Hurricane of 1928," have run in a number of publications including the Ft Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Orlando Sentinel, Tampa Tribune, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Detroit Free Press, Galveston Daily News, Winchester Star.
Also, I will appear in the Weather Channel documentary on the 1928 hurricane which will air in January 2003.
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Contact Information
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P.O. Box 6296
Lake Worth FL 33466
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Contact Author: Robert Mykle
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Favorite Links
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RobertMykle.com
A collection of vignettes about Robert's life and adventures.
KillerCane.com
The night 2,300 people died. September 16, 1928. The second deadliest natural disaster in American history. A monster killer hurricane that took over 2,300 lives, 3/4s of them black migrant farm workers.
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