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

~ Timothy Daiss (Author)

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Since its founding in 1733, Savannah, Georgia, has seduced visitors with its verdant beauty and its palpable sense of history. Rebels, Saints and Sinners reveals the true stories behind some of the city’s most notorious figures, including Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, who captured the city during the Civil War, and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson who spent a year playing minor league ball here, wintered in Savannah during the off season after he made the big leagues and later ran a small store in Savannah after he was banned from baseball due to the Black Sox scandal.

These stories also highlight local heroes – for example, Savannah native Cynthia Jacobson, still trying to solve a 100-year old family murder and Dr. Richard Arnold, deemed the hero of the 1854 Yellow Fever epidemic. Villains are also portrayed as well – one example is political kingpin John Bouhan whose corruption so defiled city politics that it took a political revolution to usurp his power.

From John Wesley, founder of Methodism, to rock-and-roll pioneer Elvis Presley, many notable figures have left their mark on the city, and most of them are chronicled here.

About the Author

Tim Daiss is a journalist, columnist and author whose work has appeared in national, regional and local newspapers and magazines. His column runs weekly in five Georgia newspapers. His first book, In the Saddle: Exploits of the 5th Georgia Cavalry During the Civil War (Schiffer Publishing) was released in 1999.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company; illustrated edition edition (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589800494
• ISBN-13: 978-1589800496
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #293,695 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Candid look at old Savannah, November 30, 2002

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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.