Recommended Readings

The Lummus Story: One Hundred Twenty-Five Years of Lummus Industries, Inc., 1863- 1988. Columbus, GA: Lummus Industries, 1990.
  • A corporate history of one of our principal tour sites, a manufacturer of cotton gin machinery. Prominently features career of Donald W. Van Doorn, who will be leading our tour.
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    Boyd, Kenneth W. Georgia Historical Markers Coastal Counties. Cherokee Publishing Company, 1991.
  • An informative book detailing the various state markers located throughout coastal Georgia.
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    Berendt, John. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story. Random House, 1994.
  • An intriguing tale of drag-queens, murder, and mayhem. A must-read for learning the art of hiding one's candy.
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    Butler, Carroll. Treasures of the Longleaf Pines: Naval Stores. Shalimar, Florida: Tarkel Publishing, 1998.
  • A fascinating, well-illustrated survey of naval stores and turpentining, one of Georgia's leading industries
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    Cobb, James. Georgia Odyssey. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1998.
  • A brief but thoughtful analysis of Georgia's history, with emphasis on economic and social developments of the twentieth century
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    Cobb, James. The Selling of the South: The Southern Crusade for Industrial Development, 1936-1990, 2nd Edition.           Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1993.

  • An account of the expectations, achievements, and side effects of the drive for southern industrialization
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    Fallows, James. The Water Lords. New York: Bantam Books, 1971.
  • A Ralph Nader Study Group report that exposes environmental costs of southern industry. Somewhat out of date.
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    Fleetwood, Rusty. Tidecraft: The Boats of South Carolina, Georgia and Northeast Florida 1550-1950. Tybee Island,           GA: WBG Marine Press, 1995.
  • A well illustrated, sophisticated study of the technical side of southern boatbuilding and maritime culture
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    Greene, Melissa Fay. Praying for Sheetrock: A Work of Nonfiction. Fawcett Books, 1992.
  • Through a combination of oral history and traditional research, a journalist creates a riveting account of the struggle for civil rights in coastal Georgia's McIntosh County.
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    Johnson, Whittington B. Black Savannah, 1788-1864. University of Arkansas Press, 1996.
  • A fascinating look at urban slavery with an emphasis on the First African Baptist Church's impact on and role in society.
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    Lane, Mills. Savannah Revisited: A Pictorial History. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1969.
  • A pictorial survey of Savannah's homes and architecture, including both extant and demolished buildings
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    Lane, Mills. Architecture of the Old South: Georgia. Savannah: Beehive Press, 1986.
  • An illustrated tour of the plantation homes and formal architecture of Georgia's past
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    Leigh, Jack. Seaport:  A Waterfront at Work (Charleston:  Leyrick & Co.)

                       Oystering:  A Way of Life
                        The Ogeechee:  A River and Its People
                        Nets and Doors:  Shrimping in Southern Waters
                        Contact Mr. Leigh at (912) 234-6449

    Pilkey, Orin, et.al., Living with the Georgia Shore.

  • An interesting look at Georgia's islands, with a comprehensive look at shoreline engineering
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    Seabrook, Charles with Marcy Louza. Red Clay, Pink Cadillacs and White Gold: The Kaolin Chalk Wars. Atlanta: The      Longstreet Press, 1995.
  • A critical look at one of Georgia's largest industries: kaolin clay
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    Smith, Derek. Civil War Savannah. Fred C Beil, Inc., 1997.
  • An impressive recounting of the key events that occurred in Savannah between 1860 and 1865.
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    Stewart, Mart A. "What Nature Suffers to Groe": Life, Labor, and Landscape on the Georgia Coast, 1680- 1920.            Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1996.
  • A sophisticated study of the interrelationship of agriculture, industry, and environment in the South Georgia landscape
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    Sullivan, Buddy. Early Days on the Georgia Tidewater: The Story of the McIntosh County and Sapelo. Darien, Georgia:      McIntosh County Board of Commissioners, 1990.
  • A fact-filled overview of coastal Georgia and her people
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    Wheeler, Frank T. Savannah River Plantations: Photographs from the Collections of the Georgia Historical Society.       1998.

     

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