Gators, snakes and mosquitoes slithered through the Miami swamp. Native born Veronica Hamilton, had to wade through murky waters as she struggled to reach the clear blue. It was not all swaying palm trees and sandy white beaches. Transients and refugees drifted through in sporadic waves as the Cuban missile crisis boiled over. Scarface's gang reigned after all the prisoners and miscreants from Castro's boatlift became wards of Florida. Life was exciting...