Hidden history of Augusta

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mack, Tom, Author.

Series:

Hidden History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Augusta (Ga.)--History.

Augusta (Ga.).

Georgia--Augusta.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] The History Press 2015

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Situated along the Georgia border, Augusta is known for its golf, beautiful private gardens and southern culture.But its history is also brimming with strange stories yet to be told.A beleaguered German princess gave the city its name.A "haunted pillar" survived a tornado that destroyed the area in 1878.

Contents:

1736 : the city's namesake faces a host of challenges, both public and personal

1736 : the history of early Augusta includes a tale of two Joneses

1776 : Augusta's "other signer" deserves greater recognition

1806 : physician keeps alive the spirit of revolution

1816 : homegrown Civil War general lives up to his nickname, "The Georgia Firebrand"

1830 : Augusta lays claim to cursed landmark

1835 : Augustan tries to balance the conflicting claims of law and literature

1858 : up from slavery, Augustan becomes national religious leader

1861 : Yankee transplant designs the Confederacy's most impressive manufacturing facility

1865 : veteran proves his heroism in war and peace

1866 : Augusta area offers sanctuary to the "poel laureate of the South"

1873 : major political powerbroker casts shadow over Augusta

1908 : Augustan becomes self-styled "playmate" to two presidents

1910 : Wright brothers establish a flying school in Augusta

1911 : great American epic poem has Augusta roots

1913 : Augusta memorializes the art of poetry

1926 : author-adventurer uses Augusta area as home base

1938 : the Godfather of Soul gets his start in Augusta

1940 : author-crusader fights political corruption in the inter-war period

1945 : facing racial and gender-based challenges, soprano maintains her "singing spirit."

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

9781625853691

1625853696

OCLC:

1414454982