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Dead Towns of Alabama
W. Stuart Harris
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Description for Dead Towns of Alabama
Paperback. This work is not just a series of obituaries for dead towns. Instead, it brings back to life 83 Indian towns, 77 fort sites, and 112 colonial, territorial, and state towns. It conjures up images of life as the Indians lived it, and of colonial life in the wilderness. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; GTB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Dead Towns of Alabama is not merely a series of obituaries for dead towns. Instead, it brings back to life 83 Indian towns, 77 fort sites, and 112 colonial, territorial, and state towns. W. Stuart Harris conjures up a wealth of fascinating images from Alabama's rich and colorful past - images of life as the Indians lived it, of colonial life in the wilderness, of Spanish explores and French exiles, of danger and romance, of riverboats and railroads, of plantations and gold mines, of stagecoaches and ferries. Overall, it presents a thoroughly absorbing panorama of Alabama's early history. Here we ... Read more
Dead Towns of Alabama is not merely a series of obituaries for dead towns. Instead, it brings back to life 83 Indian towns, 77 fort sites, and 112 colonial, territorial, and state towns. W. Stuart Harris conjures up a wealth of fascinating images from Alabama's rich and colorful past - images of life as the Indians lived it, of colonial life in the wilderness, of Spanish explores and French exiles, of danger and romance, of riverboats and railroads, of plantations and gold mines, of stagecoaches and ferries. Overall, it presents a thoroughly absorbing panorama of Alabama's early history. Here we ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817311254
SKU
V9780817311254
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About W. Stuart Harris
W. Stuart Harris is a retired historian from the Air Force Historical Research Institute at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery and the author of 13 books, including A History of Alabama: A Secondary Course. He continues to lecture and travel widely.
Reviews for Dead Towns of Alabama
A handy reference and guide, this volume preserves the history of long-gone towns. Readers of all ages will find this subtle record of Alabama's rich past captivating reading. - Yankee Book Peddfer