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Rebels, Saints, and Sinners: Savannah's Rich History and Colorful Personalities

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Enthralling essays about Savannah's noble and oft ignoble past! Includes essays about "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's days in Savannah, Bobby Jones time there in 1930, and a 1950s Elvis Presley concert that stirred the status quo and bemused the local media. Along the way we watch the city grow from an outpost carved in the vast wilderness to a modern city, see the rise of Savannah Jazz, and look on as a teenage Ted Turner learns to sail in Savannah waters. Also included are in-depth profiles about Savannah's lest than glorious past such as "Corruption Savannah Style", which looks at the vices of Georgia's mother city during the first half of the 20th Century. From the colonial era and James Oglethorpe to the 1970s, this book lays bare old Southern clichés and in doing so is great reading.

This is a great read on the not so typical history Savannah, GA. I've lived in Savannah all my life and I just never knew until this book I once lived on a road that was part of the race track from the early 1900s. The author exposed history that was hidden at the end of my driveway. Thanks for a great entertaining read.

This book is exactly what I was hoping for. It is a gift for a family member who requested "anything" about Savannah, Ga, history or the like.