Rebels, Saints, and Sinners

by Daiss, Timothy

• ISBN13: 9781589800496
• ISBN10: 1589800494
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-01
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

Since its founding in 1733 by James Oglethorpe, the city of Savannah has experienced many triumphs and disasters. Its citizens have endured hurricanes, fires, and epidemics, and they have dealt successfully with social injustice and political corruption. Savannahians have also experienced both sides of war-winning as colonial rebels in the American Revolution and losing as Confederate patriots in the Civil War-and they have welcomed many heroes and stars to their city such as George Washington, Elvis Presley, and Shoeless Joe Jackson.In Rebels, Saints, and Sinners, Timothy Daiss tells the story of Savannah through captivating anecdotes about the city's past-a past full of intriguing characters and astonishing twists of fate. This book offers a wealth of detailed historical research presented in easily accessible prose, and it is a must-read for history buffs, travelers, educators, and anyone else interested in America's greatest cities.ABOUT THE AUTHORTimothy Daiss is a columnist, journalist, and author based in Savannah, Georgia, where he grew up and has spent most of his adult life. His weekly column is featured in five Georgia newspapers and his articles have appeared in local, regional, and national publications.

Table of Contents

Preface	9	(4)
Part One: The Events
The Sinking of the Pulaski	13	(3)
Winged Death: Savannah's Yellow Fever Epidemics	16	(4)
Sherman in Savannah	20	(4)
Politics and Corruption	24	(5)
The Mighty 8th Air Force	29	(2)
``Shoeless'' Joe Jackson's Savannah Days and the Black Sox Scandal	31	(7)
Nixon Visits Savannah	38	(3)
The Controversial Story of the Slave Ship Wanderer	41	(3)
Bobby Jones Plays Savannah	44	(3)
Savannah Hosts International Road Races	47	(3)
Tracing Pulaski's Footsteps	50	(5)
The Savannah Theater	55	(4)
The Odyssey of Savannah's Confederate Monument	59	(3)
Corruption Savannah Style	62	(11)
Half Rubber: The Quintessential Savannah Game	73	(4)
West Broad Street Jazz	77	(3)
Fire! How Savannah Burned	80	(6)
The Rise and Fall of the Old DeSoto Hotel	86	(3)
Savannah's First U.S. Supreme Court Justice	89	(3)
James Moore Wayne
Savannah's First Airmail Flight: A Public Relations Ploy	92	(3)
Robert E. Lee's Savannah Days	95	(3)
The SS Savannah: Setting the Record Straight	98	(3)
The Hurricane of 1881	101	(3)
FDR in Savannah	104	(3)
Breaking the Color Barrier: The Original Nine	107	(3)
The Old Tybee Railroad	110	(2)
Lou Brissie and the Savannah Indians	112	(4)
Savannah's Customs House	116	(3)
Elvis Rocks Savannah	119	(3)
Savannah's First St Patrick's Day Parade	122	(3)
George Washington's Savannah Visit	125	(3)
Governor Talmadge Takes on FDR	128	(3)
A Civil War Christmas: Shortages, Heartache, and Yankee Generosity	131	(4)
Bethesda: A Lasting Legacy	135	(3)
Dishonesty in High Places: The Yazoo Land Fraud	138	(3)
The Atlantic Lifeline: Building Liberty Ships	141	(5)
Ted Turner: To the America's Cup and Beyond	146	(4)
Rousakis Ousts Lewis: A New Political Era Begins	150	(3)
Getting Away with Murder: A 100-Year-Old Homicide	153	(10)
Part Two: The Personalities
Expatriate, Rebel, Composer	163	(2)
James Pierpont
Prize-Winning Poet Laureate	165	(3)
Conrad Aiken
Georgia's Founder	168	(3)
Gen. James Oglethorpe
Victim of a Hot Savannah Summer	171	(3)
Gen. Nathanael Greene
Staff Officer's Fortunes of War	174	(2)
G. Moxley Sorrell
Southern Novelist and Enigma	176	(3)
Flannery O'Connor
Uncompromising Philanthropist	179	(3)
Mary Telfair
Up from Slavery	182	(2)
Andrew Bryan
Oscar-Winning Lyricist	184	(2)
Johnny Mercer
Statesman, Patriot, Soldier	186	(2)
Archibald Bulloch
Son of Erin, Man of Faith	188	(3)
Daniel J. Bourke
Coach, Judge, Politician	191	(1)
Gordon Saussy
Mayor Becomes Arms Dealer	192	(4)
Edward C. Anderson
Founder of Methodism	196	(4)
John Wesley
On a Wing and a Prayer	200	(3)
Gen. Frank O'Driscoll Hunter
Caring Physician and Mayor	203	(2)
Dr. Richard Arnold
Valiant Scot, Controversial Patriot	205	(2)
Gen. Lachlan McIntosh
Voice of Moderation	207	(2)
Col. John Deveaux
Unlikely Southern Novelist	209	(3)
Eugenia Price
General and Police Chief	212	(3)
Robert Anderson
Young Man in a Hurry	215	(2)
William W. Gordon
Man of Faith and Devotion	217	(3)
Dr. Francis Bland Tucker
Savannah's Waving Girl	220	(3)
Florence Martus
The Day Babe Ruth Played in Savannah	223	(3)
Merely a Bust in Forsyth Park?	226	(3)
Gen. Lafayette McLaws
The Signer Who Did Not Sign	229	(3)
John Houstoun
Girl Scouts Founder, Little Rebel	232	(3)
Juliette Gordon Low
Empire Building on the Backs of Others	235	(2)
Henry McAlpin
Hero of Two Nations	237
Gen. Marquis de Lafayette