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Marching through Georgia: My Walk along Sherman's Route
Jerry Ellis
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Description for Marching through Georgia: My Walk along Sherman's Route
Paperback. In 1864 William Tecumseh Sherman made Civil War history with his infamous March to the Sea across Georgia. More than a century later, Jerry Ellis set out along the same route in search of the past and his southern and Cherokee heritage. Here he confronts the complexities of his native region. Num Pages: 328 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
In 1864 William Tecumseh Sherman made Civil War history with his infamous March to the Sea across Georgia. More than a century later, Jerry Ellis set out along the same route in search of the past and his southern and Cherokee heritage.
On Ellis's trek by foot from Atlanta to Savannah, he confronts the contradictions and complexities of his native region as he reflects on his own. From Macon's fabled Goat Man to Arthur "Cowboy" Brown, the Savannah street musician, we meet a vibrant, unregimented people, all of whom, like Ellis, are looking for their place with one eye ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820324258
SKU
V9780820324258
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Ref
99-4
About Jerry Ellis
JERRY ELLIS is a writer and folk artist living in Ft. Payne, Alabama. He is the author of several books, including Walking the Trail: One Man's Journey along the Trail of Tears and Bareback! One Man's Journey along the Pony Express Trail.
Reviews for Marching through Georgia: My Walk along Sherman's Route
A book about seemingly ordinary people who do seemingly ordinary things, from drinking whisky to tending goats, that under Ellis's deft stylistic touch and wry sense of humor become extraordinary. Sheds new light on an important part of our history . . . We discover what it meant and still means to be a southerner. [Ellis] shows us where we're ... Read more