Situated along the Georgia border, Augusta is known for its golf, beautiful private gardens and southern culture. But its history is also brimming with strange stories yet to be told. A beleaguered German princess gave the city its name. A "haunted pillar" survived a tornado that destroyed the area in 1878. The famous Wright brothers opened a branch of their flying school here in 1911. Author and historian Tom Mack uncovers and celebrates these gems hidden in Augusta's rich and teeming history.
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Situated along the Georgia border, Augusta is known for its golf, beautiful private gardens and southern culture. But its history is also brimming with strange stories yet to be told. A beleaguered German princess gave the city its name. A "haunted pillar" survived a tornado that destroyed the area in 1878. The famous Wright brothers opened a branch of their flying school here in 1911. Author and historian Tom Mack uncovers and celebrates these gems hidden in Augusta's rich and teeming history.
Situated along the Georgia border, Augusta is known for its golf, beautiful private gardens and southern culture. But its history is also brimming with strange stories yet to be told. A beleaguered German princess gave the city its name. A "haunted pillar" survived a tornado that destroyed the area in 1878. The famous Wright brothers opened a branch of their flying school here in 1911. Author and historian Tom Mack uncovers and celebrates these gems hidden in Augusta's rich and teeming history.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Hidden History
Publication Date: 19th October 2015
State: Georgia
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781626198487
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
Dr. Tom Mack began his career as a member of the English department at the University of South Carolina, Aiken, in 1976. He has published to date over one hundred articles on American literature and cultural history and four books, including Circling the Savannah and Hidden History of Aiken County (The History Press), A Shared Voice (Lamar University Press) and The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Writers (University of South Carolina Press).
Situated along the Georgia border, Augusta is known for its golf, beautiful private gardens and southern culture. But its history is also brimming with strange stories yet to be told. A beleaguered German princess gave the city its name. A "haunted pillar" survived a tornado that destroyed the area in 1878. The famous Wright brothers opened a branch of their flying school here in 1911. Author and historian Tom Mack uncovers and celebrates these gems hidden in Augusta's rich and teeming history.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Hidden History
Publication Date: 19th October 2015
State: Georgia
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781626198487
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Dr. Tom Mack began his career as a member of the English department at the University of South Carolina, Aiken, in 1976. He has published to date over one hundred articles on American literature and cultural history and four books, including Circling the Savannah and Hidden History of Aiken County (The History Press), A Shared Voice (Lamar University Press) and The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Writers (University of South Carolina Press).
