Hidden history of Augusta
By: Dr. Tom Mack
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781626198487
Subjects: History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123).
Table of contents: title: 1736 : the city's namesake faces a host of challenges, both public and personal; title: 1736 : the history of early Augusta includes a tale of two Joneses; title: 1776 : Augusta's "other signer" deserves greater recognition; title: 1806 : physician keeps alive the spirit of revolution; title: 1816 : homegrown Civil War general lives up to his nickname, "The Georgia Firebrand"; title: 1830 : Augusta lays claim to cursed landmark; title: 1835 : Augustan tries to balance the conflicting claims of law and literature; title: 1858 : up from slavery, Augustan becomes national religious leader; title: 1861 : Yankee transplant designs the Confederacy's most impressive manufacturing facility; title: 1865 : veteran proves his heroism in war and peace; title: 1866 : Augusta area offers sanctuary to the "poel laureate of the South"; title: 1873 : major political powerbroker casts shadow over Augusta; title: 1908 : Augustan becomes self-styled "playmate" to two presidents; title: 1910 : Wright brothers establish a flying school in Augusta; title: 1911 : great American epic poem has Augusta roots; title: 1913 : Augusta memorializes the art of poetry; title: 1926 : author-adventurer uses Augusta area as home base; title: 1938 : the Godfather of Soul gets his start in Augusta; title: 1940 : author-crusader fights political corruption in the inter-war period; title: 1945 : facing racial and gender-based challenges, soprano maintains her "singing spirit."