Writer, Bob T. Epstein was a former President & CEO of Florida Outdoor Writers Association . He has authored 10-books and provided more than 2000 articles to various magazines and newspapers around the USA. Thousands of his photographs have appeared in fishing and travel magazines. A resident of the Florida Keys for more than a quarter century, he had been asked by many of his friends and others to write this book. While working with the Miami Herald as fishing Editor for the Keys, he was asked by Business man, Dick Jacobs to do the original book. Barbara Epstein (his wife) is co-author of this new updated "43-Bridges To The Florida Keys". This new updated book, now contains historical and other photographic images (the first book offered only drawings and art work images) and brings the reader up to date from historical times to the summer of 2013. Barbara Epstein, Bob's wife of 46-years contributed editing, writing, image choice and placement and greatly assisted in making this new updated 43-Bridges book a reality.