Savannah in the New South - From the Civil War to the Twenty-first Century

An examination of the Georgian city's complicated and sometimes turbulent development

About the author

Walter J. Fraser, Jr. (1936-2017) was professor and chair emeritus of the Department of History at Georgia Southern University. He was the co-author of four books and the author of Patriots, Pistols, and Petticoats: "Poor Sinful Charles Town" during the American Revolution and Charleston! Charleston!: The History of a Southern City, both published by the University of South Carolina Press. He also wrote Savannah in the Old South and Lowcountry Hurricanes. Fraser lived in Savannah with his wife, Lynn Wolfe. He died of pancreatic cancer as he was completing this book in March 2017.

Summary

Traces Savannah's evolution from the pivotal period immediately after the Civil War to the present. When the war ended, Savannah was nearly bankrupt; today it is a thriving port city and tourist centre. This work continues the tale of Savannah that Walter J. Fraser began in his previous book, Savannah in the Old South, by examining the city's complicated, sometimes turbulent development.

Product details

• Authors: The Estate of Walter J Fraser, The Estate of Walter J. Fraser, Walter J. Fraser, Walter J. Fraser Jr, Walter J. Fraser Jr
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781611178364
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-836-4
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous