Author: Harvey H. Jackson
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817350683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
An insider's perspective in a conversational, yet unapologetic style on the events and conditions that shaped modern-day Alabama.
Inside Alabama
Author: Harvey H. Jackson
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817350683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
An insider's perspective in a conversational, yet unapologetic style on the events and conditions that shaped modern-day Alabama.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817350683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
An insider's perspective in a conversational, yet unapologetic style on the events and conditions that shaped modern-day Alabama.
Mobile
Author: Michael Thomason
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The history of Mobile, Alabama's first city.
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The history of Mobile, Alabama's first city.
Hidden History of North Alabama
Author: Jacquelyn Procter Reeves
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614232210
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The tranquil waters of the Tennessee River hide a horrible tragedy that took place one steamy July day when co-workers took an excursion aboard the SCItanic. Lawrence County resident Jenny Brooks used the skull of one of her victims to wash her hands, but her forty-year quest for revenge cost more than she bargained for. Granville Garth jumped to his watery grave with a pocketful of secrets--did anyone collect the $10,000 reward for the return of the papers he took with him? Historian Jacquelyn Procter Reeves transports readers deep into the shadows of the past to learn about the secret of George Steele's will, the truth behind the night the "Stars Fell on Alabama" and the story of the Lawrence County boys who died in the Goliad Massacre. Learn these secrets--and many more--in Hidden History of North Alabama.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614232210
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The tranquil waters of the Tennessee River hide a horrible tragedy that took place one steamy July day when co-workers took an excursion aboard the SCItanic. Lawrence County resident Jenny Brooks used the skull of one of her victims to wash her hands, but her forty-year quest for revenge cost more than she bargained for. Granville Garth jumped to his watery grave with a pocketful of secrets--did anyone collect the $10,000 reward for the return of the papers he took with him? Historian Jacquelyn Procter Reeves transports readers deep into the shadows of the past to learn about the secret of George Steele's will, the truth behind the night the "Stars Fell on Alabama" and the story of the Lawrence County boys who died in the Goliad Massacre. Learn these secrets--and many more--in Hidden History of North Alabama.
These Rugged Days
Author: John S. Sledge
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817319603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An accessibly written and dramatic account of Alabama's role in the Civil War. The Civil War has left indelible marks on Alabama's land, culture, economy, and people. Despite its lasting influence, this wrenching story has been too long neglected by historians preoccupied by events elsewhere. In These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War, John S. Sledge provides a long overdue and riveting narrative of Alabama's wartime saga. Focused on the conflict's turning points within the state's borders, this book charts residents' experiences from secession's heady early days to its tumultuous end, when 75,000 blue-coated soldiers were on the move statewide. Sledge details this eventful history using an impressive array of primary and secondary materials, including official records, diaries, newspapers, memoirs, correspondence, sketches, and photographs. He also highlights such colorful personalities as Nathan Bedford Forrest, the "Wizard of the Saddle"; John Pelham, the youthful Jacksonville artillerist who was shipped home in an iron casket with a glass faceplate; Gus Askew, a nine-year-old Barbour County slave who vividly recalled the day the Yankees marched in; and Augusta Jane Evans, the young novelist who was given a gold pen by a daring blockade runner. Sledge offers a refreshing take on Alabama's contributions to the Civil War that will intrigue anyone who is interested in learning more about the state's war efforts. His narrative is a dramatic account that will be enjoyed by lay readers as well as students and scholars of Alabama and the Civil War. These Rugged Days is an enthralling tale of action, courage, pride, and tragedy, making clear the relevance of many of the Civil War's decisive moments for the way Alabamians live today.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817319603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
An accessibly written and dramatic account of Alabama's role in the Civil War. The Civil War has left indelible marks on Alabama's land, culture, economy, and people. Despite its lasting influence, this wrenching story has been too long neglected by historians preoccupied by events elsewhere. In These Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War, John S. Sledge provides a long overdue and riveting narrative of Alabama's wartime saga. Focused on the conflict's turning points within the state's borders, this book charts residents' experiences from secession's heady early days to its tumultuous end, when 75,000 blue-coated soldiers were on the move statewide. Sledge details this eventful history using an impressive array of primary and secondary materials, including official records, diaries, newspapers, memoirs, correspondence, sketches, and photographs. He also highlights such colorful personalities as Nathan Bedford Forrest, the "Wizard of the Saddle"; John Pelham, the youthful Jacksonville artillerist who was shipped home in an iron casket with a glass faceplate; Gus Askew, a nine-year-old Barbour County slave who vividly recalled the day the Yankees marched in; and Augusta Jane Evans, the young novelist who was given a gold pen by a daring blockade runner. Sledge offers a refreshing take on Alabama's contributions to the Civil War that will intrigue anyone who is interested in learning more about the state's war efforts. His narrative is a dramatic account that will be enjoyed by lay readers as well as students and scholars of Alabama and the Civil War. These Rugged Days is an enthralling tale of action, courage, pride, and tragedy, making clear the relevance of many of the Civil War's decisive moments for the way Alabamians live today.
The University of Alabama, a Pictorial History
Author: Suzanne Rau Wolfe
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Alabama History
Author: Joel Campbell DuBose
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography
Author: Thomas McAdory Owen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
Rivers of History
Author: Harvey H. Jackson
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817307710
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
"Jackson weaves a seamless tale stretching from the Native-American river settlements ... to the paper mills and hydroelectric plants of the late twentieth century". -- Southern Historian
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817307710
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
"Jackson weaves a seamless tale stretching from the Native-American river settlements ... to the paper mills and hydroelectric plants of the late twentieth century". -- Southern Historian
Early Alabama
Author: Mike Bunn
Publisher: Alabama the Forge of History
ISBN: 0817359281
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
An illustrated guidebook documenting the history and sites of the state's origins
Publisher: Alabama the Forge of History
ISBN: 0817359281
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
An illustrated guidebook documenting the history and sites of the state's origins
History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography
Author: Thomas McAdory Owen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description