| Anchored Yesterdays: The Log Book of Savannah's Voyage Across a Georgia Century Contributor(s): Barrow, Elfrida de Renne (Author), Bell, Laura Palmer (Author), Bragg, William Harris (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 0820322466 ISBN-13: 9780820322469 Publisher: University of Georgia Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: October 2001 * Out of Print * Annotation: When the first edition of Anchored Yesterdays was published in 1923, Savannah had yet to become one of the South's most picturesque and popular tourist sites. This new edition replicates the substance and charm of the privately printed original. Assembled here, as timeless as the town itself, are descriptions of many memorable places, people, and events from Savannah's first one hundred years. Beginning with the story of Savannah's founding as the first city in "The Colony of Georgia in America, " the authors lead us through ten "Watches, " detailing accounts that reflect Savannah's importance as a seaport. Elfrida De renne Barrow and Laura Palmer Bell also describe numerous landmark events in the city's history from the Battle of Bloody Marsh to the first nationally celebrated Thanksgiving Day. Offering year-by-year accounts that range from details of political assemblies and the development of Savannah's newspapers to news of smallpox epidemics and the cotton trade, Anchored Yesterdays is a unique record of Savannah's early history and culture. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) |
| Dewey: 975.872 |
| LCCN: 2001027720 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.38" W x 8.44" L (0.77 lbs) 131 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Georgia |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents |
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| Publisher Description: When the first edition of Anchored Yesterdays was published in 1923, Savannah had yet to become one of the South's most picturesque and popular tourist sites. This new edition replicates the substance and charm of the privately printed original. Assembled here, as timeless as the town they describe, are many memorable places, people, and events from Savannah's first hundred years. Beginning with the story of Savannah's founding as the first city in "The Colony of Georgia in America," the authors lead us through ten "Watches," detailing accounts that reflect Savannah's importance as a seaport. Elfrida De Renne Barrow and Laura Palmer Bell also describe numerous landmark events in the history of Savannah and the Georgia coast, from the Battle of Bloody Marsh to the first nationally celebrated Thanksgiving Day. Offering year-by-year accounts that range from details of political assemblies and the development of Savannah's newspapers to news of smallpox epidemics and the cotton trade, Anchored Yesterdays is a unique record of Savannah's early history and culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrow, Elfrida de Renne: - ELFRIDA DE RENNE BARROW (1884-1970) was an active member of the Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Society of Colonial Dames. She was the author of articles published in the Georgia Historical Quarterly, coauthor of Georgia: A Pageant of Years, and an early contributor to Poetry magazine. Barrow is coauthor, with Laura Palmer Bell, of Anchored Yesterdays: The Log Book of Savannah's Voyage across a Georgia Century, in Ten Watches. Barrow was a founding member of the Poetry Society of Georgia and a lifelong supporter of Georgia history and the arts.Bell, Laura Palmer: - LAURA PALMER BELL (d. 1968) is coauthor, with Elfrida De Renne Barrow, of Anchored Yesterdays: The Log Book of Savannah's Voyage across a Georgia Century, in Ten Watches. She was a founding member of the Poetry Society of Georgia and a lifelong supporter of Georgia history and the arts.Bragg, William Harris: - WILLIAM HARRIS BRAGG is an independent scholar who lives in Gray, Georgia. He is the past recipient of the Georgia Historical Society's E. Merton Coulter Award for Excellence in the Writing of Georgia History. |
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