Download or read book Sentimental Savannah written by Polly Powers Stramm and published by American Chronicles. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moss-draped oaks, cobblestone streets and quaint downtown squares conjure up warm thoughts of Savannah, Georgia, a charming Southern city known for its rich history and matchless hospitality. But the city itself--beautiful as it may be--is a backdrop, a quintessential Southern stage where scores of memorable stories have been played out through the generations by the city's many colorful characters. Few know these characters and their exploits better than Polly Powers Stramm, an award-winning writer and longtime Savannahian. In this new book, Polly regales readers with timeless Savannah tales, capturing the nostalgic feeling of the good old days. From areas like the Old Fort to Ardsley Park, Polly offers intriguing and little-known details about Savannah's cherished neighborhoods and districts. Polly takes readers on a stroll down Savannah's memory lane, stopping along the way to visit with some of the city's most influential, memorable and unusual characters, whose stories include studying--and socializing--at Savannah's beloved schools, dancing on the pavilion at Tybee Island, and picking violets along the railroad tracks outside of town. Sentimental Savannah offers a captivating collection of writings, all full of history and nostalgia. These pieces offer an insider's perspective on the fascinating places and the unforgettable people who have contributed to make Savannah the enchanting city that it is today.
Download or read book Our Savannah written by Polly Powers Stramm and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many colorful threads make up the fabric of the more than one hundred neighborhoods in and around beautiful Savannah, Georgia. And hardly anyone can weave stories about those areas more poignantly than longtime journalist and native Savannahian Polly Powers Stramm. A University of Georgia graduate, Polly has been writing about the citys residents for three decades and has selected a handful of her favorite newspaper columns for this book. Also included are never-before-published interviews with local residents who recount memorable childhood experiences in areas such as Ardsley Park, Twickenham, Fellwood Homes, Gordonston, and dozens of other neighborhoods. This unforgettable journey through Savannah takes readers to mom and pop stores of days gone by, to old movie theatres on Broughton Street, to the beaches on Tybee Island and nearly every stop in between. This truly is heartwarming local history at its best.
Download or read book The Vacation written by John Marrs and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the 2022 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, The Vacation is a compulsive, holiday-set thriller from John Marrs, bestselling author of The One, now a Netflix Original Series. “John Marrs’s creative, high-concept thrillers never fail to keep me furiously turning the pages."—Sarah Pearse "John Marrs can do no wrong." —Jack Jordan "John Marrs is a master of suspense." —Jeneva Rose How far would you run to escape your past? Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth. Tourists flock to the golden coast and the promise of Hollywood. But for eight strangers at a beach-front hostel, there is far more on their minds than an extended vacation. All of them are running from something. And they all have secrets they’d kill to keep… Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!): The One The Marriage Act The Family Experiment (coming soon!)
Download or read book The Original Sentiment written by Joseph O’rale and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of deep and sincere thoughts of the author. It is highly recommended for public and private libraries as it provides deep thoughts about humanity, love, passion and life generally. After each poem are few paragraphs of notes explaining key points in the stanzas. This however makes room for adequate understanding of the message the author intends to pass across.
Download or read book Savannah s Choices written by Donna Ketchbaw and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN EXCITING NOVEL ABOUT AN ILLICIT AFFAIR, WEALTH, CORPORATE POWER AND REVENGE! BOOK AWARDS NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS: The May 2009 National Indie Excellence Awards competition selected Savannah's Choices as one of three Finalist in the Romance Category. 2010, Savannah's Choices took first in Romance category for BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2010. Choices pave our destiny, and Savannah León was forced to make some desperate choices to survive her past. Heart broken and in utter despair, she flees Texas in search of a new beginning, far away from Tom P. Hackett, a ruthless and wealthy married man she loved with all her heart. Savannah finds her new beginning in the majestic beauty of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Here, she is introduced to Mrs. Clarissa Winthrop and her two, loyal household employees, Odie and Hoak; three unforgettable characters which leave an indelible mark on the heart of the reader. A ghost in Mrs. Winthrop's past, provides Savannah a new romantic interest, the ruggedly handsome cattle baron, Jake Morris. Savannah finds herself torn between her love for Jake and the painful memories of her past which continue to haunt her. Without warning, Savannah is suddenly propelled into a life of intrigue and unexpected wealth. Interwoven in this gripping story, are themes of corporate power, romance and revenge, which Savannah wields with deadly force. Tom P. Hackett could not begin to imagine what it would cost him when he broke Savannah León's heart. His betrayal, and Savannah's Choices, alter both their lives¬---forever.
Download or read book S S Savannah written by Frank Osborn Braynard and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the S.S. Savannah. This ship marked the beginning of a new maritime epoch in which ocean-going vessels were no longer dependent on the vagaries of wind and tide.
Download or read book Savannah Unexpected Turns written by Savannah A. Van Dyke Bello and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever questioned your existence and your purpose in life? In her autobiography, Savannah A. Van Dyke Bello lends her unique voice to an emotional rollercoaster ride as she searches for truth and love. She leads you by the hand as she opens each chapter in her life, tackling the issues of racial prejudice and man-woman relationships in the process. Then something happens that changes her life forever. Savannah…… Unexpected Turns - shares her sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always surprising and unforgettable experiences that take you for a spin. Read on. You may never be the same again.
Download or read book Trial By Fire written by DiAnn Mills and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new standalone novella from one of the top names in romantic suspense. Includes a preview of the first book in DiAnn’s explosive new FBI Task Force series! Special Agent Savannah Barrett and her partner, SA Paul Winston, have been investigating a puzzling string of church arsons when she receives devastating news: her estranged son has been killed in a car accident, leaving Savannah sole custody of three young grandchildren she didn’t know existed. As she and Paul investigate new fires, trying to establish an M.O. and a suspect list, Savannah is thrown back into parenting while trying to handle her own heartbreak. Paul becomes her biggest support—on and off the job—kindling the fire between them. But when the case takes a personal turn and Savannah’s grandkids are threatened, she and Paul must put everything on hold to stop this arsonist’s reign of fire.
Download or read book The Kingdoms of Savannah written by George Dawes Green and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Around these parts, the publication of a new George Dawes Green novel is an event. ... Green leans all the way into Southern Gothic, but the main grotesquerie is the city’s history, built on the backs of enslaved people. His prose is languid, even luxurious, but at critical moments of suspense, he pares it back to ramp up the terror.” —New York Times Book Review Savannah may appear to be “some town out of a fable,” with its vine flowers, turreted mansions, and ghost tours that romanticize the city’s history. But look deeper and you’ll uncover secrets, past and present, that tell a more sinister tale. It’s the story at the heart of George Dawes Green’s chilling new novel, The Kingdoms of Savannah. It begins quietly on a balmy Southern night as some locals gather at Bo Peep’s, one of the town’s favorite watering holes. Within an hour, however, a man will be murdered and his companion will be “disappeared.” An unlikely detective, Morgana Musgrove, doyenne of Savannah society, is called upon to unravel the mystery of these crimes. Morgana is an imperious, demanding, and conniving woman, whose four grown children are weary of her schemes. But one by one she inveigles them into helping with her investigation, and soon the family uncovers some terrifying truths—truths that will rock Savannah’s power structure to its core. Moving from the homeless encampments that ring the city to the stately homes of Savannah’s elite, Green’s novel brilliantly depicts the underbelly of a city with a dark history and the strangely mesmerizing dysfunction of a complex family.
Download or read book Savannah Comes Undone written by Denise Hildreth and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2005-08-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Savannah from Savannah will rejoice to see this hilarious heroine back in her second laugh-out-loud romantic adventure. Savannah, Georgia, is in an uproar when Savannah's drama queen mother chains herself to a town landmark and becomes the lead story on the six o'clock news. A mortified Savannah stubbornly refuses to acknowledge the spectacle—she’s got enough to do with a new job, moving into her own apartment, and making a last-ditch effort to win back an old flame. But a mysterious stranger, a curly-haired hottie, and visit from the president have Savannah turning in circles that may leave the whole town dizzy! Now a journalist for the Savannah Chronicle, Savannah just doesn’t need drama. Really, she can create her own. But in spite of the mind-boggling events in Savannah this week, the truth is going to be revealed by one of its very own. . .if she can deal with the homeless lady who keeps asking her for food, the beauty queen who may have killed her boyfriend, and the new female reporter who's caught the eye of every guy in town. Told in the wry voice of an adult child of a drama queen, Denise Hildreth’s second book in the Savannah series is packed with humor, love, and wisdom—with a southern accent.Will Savannah figure out that her mother isn’t totally crazy after all? Charming contemporary fiction Part of the Savannah series: Book 1: Savannah from Savannah Book 2: Savannah Comes Undone Book 3: Savannah by the Sea Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Download or read book Seeing Savannah Its Principal Points of Historical and Romantic Interest written by Savannah Board of Trade and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE SAPPHIRE SOCIETY written by L. C. Sarll and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A forgotten necklace… A far-off land… A fantasy she never imagined… Savannah Wood doesn’t just think she’s an ordinary twelve-year-old, she knows she is. Eager to leave the bullies that have made her life unbearable, she jumps at the chance when her father suddenly announces they’re moving to the Faroe Islands for his new job. Savannah is ready to find new adventures – especially ones that can link her to her ancestry. Her grandmother was Faroese, and when in the move Savannah’s mother unearths a sapphire necklace that belonged to her, Savannah is drawn to it, little realising that this gem will change her life forever. For there are dark secrets hiding beneath the waters surrounding her new home. Deep in the fjords exists the Hellson, an underwater volcano ruled over by Ragnar, a merciless Viking with a craving for power. With only a secret force called The Sapphire Society to stand in his way, Ragnar will stop at nothing to claim the islands and its inhabitants for his own. Told that her grandmother was an accomplished member, Savannah throws herself into the society, nurturing her own talents and making new friends. But when the Hellson threatens to erupt and Ragnar’s army strikes, Savannah must call on all her courage to stand up to her nightmares and face the threat head-on for the sake of the island - and the entire world.
Download or read book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil written by John Berendt and published by Random House. This book was released on 1994-01-13 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.
Download or read book Space and Place in Children s Literature 1789 to the Present written by Maria Sachiko Cecire and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on questions of space and locale in children’s literature, this collection explores how metaphorical and physical space can create landscapes of power, knowledge, and identity in texts from the early nineteenth century to the present. The collection is comprised of four sections that take up the space between children and adults, the representation of 'real world' places, fantasy travel and locales, and the physical space of the children’s book-as-object. In their essays, the contributors analyze works from a range of sources and traditions by authors such as Sylvia Plath, Maria Edgeworth, Gloria Anzaldúa, Jenny Robson, C.S. Lewis, Elizabeth Knox, and Claude Ponti. While maintaining a focus on how location and spatiality aid in defining the child’s relationship to the world, the essays also address themes of borders, displacement, diaspora, exile, fantasy, gender, history, home-leaving and homecoming, hybridity, mapping, and metatextuality. With an epilogue by Philip Pullman in which he discusses his own relationship to image and locale, this collection is also a valuable resource for understanding the work of this celebrated author of children’s literature.
Download or read book Summary and Analysis of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil A Savannah Story written by Worth Books and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil tells you what you need to know—before or after you read John Berendt’s book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter overviews Profiles of the main characters What’s what in Savannah Important quotes Fascinating trivia Glossary of terms Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work About Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt: John Berendt’s engrossing bestseller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil tells the story of his time spent in Savannah, Georgia. Berendt didn’t just observe the city’s lovely locales and its quirky characters—he also became immersed in a murder case that would shock and fascinate much of Georgia. Part true crime saga, part travel diary, part reportage, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a suspenseful, sharply observed account of Berendt’s sojourns in Savannah and the murder trial of one if its socialites. The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book James Jackson written by William O. Foster and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1960, this biography examines the life of James Jackson, a general in the Revolutionary War and later governor, congressman, and senator to Georgia. Jackson advocated strict construction of the Constitution, states' rights, and the welfare of the common man. He was a dominant figure in the affairs of Georgia during the last decade of his life and was at the center of the Yazoo controversy, where he worked for the repeal of the land sales. Foster's portrayal shows Jackson as a strong personality with a fiery disposition who played an important role in the history of the state.
