Saving Savannah
Subtitle: the city and the Civil War
By: by Jacqueline Jones.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9781400042937
Subjects: African Americans -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History -- 19th century; Freedmen -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History -- 19th century; Slavery -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History -- 19th century; Elite (Social sciences) -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History -- 19th century; Social classes -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History -- 19th century; Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- 19th century; Georgia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Savannah (Ga.) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century; Savannah (Ga.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Description: A panoramic portrait of the city of Savannah before, during, and after the Civil War--a poignant story of the African American freedom struggle in this prosperous southern riverport, set against a backdrop of military conflict and political turmoil.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.