内容简介
InthismasterfulportraitoflifeinSavannahbefore,during,andaftertheCivilWar,prize-winninghistorianJacquelineJonestransportsreaderstothebalmy,raucousstreetsofthatfabledSouthernportcity.Hereisasubtleandrichsocialhistorythatweavestogetherstoriesoftheeverydaylivesofblacksandwhites,richandpoor,menandwomenfromallwalksoflifeconfrontingthetransformationsthatwouldaltertheircityforever.Deeplyresearchedandvividlywritten,SavingSavannahisaninvaluablecontributiontoourunderstandingoftheCivilWaryears.
作者简介
Theauthorofsevenpreviousbooks,JacquelineJonesteachesAmericanhistoryattheUniversityofTexas–Austin.AmonghernumerousawardsaretheTaftPrize,theBrownMemorialPrize,theSpruillPrize,theBancroftPrize(forLaborofLove,LaborofSorrow),and,inl999,aMacArthurFellowship.SavingSavannahwontheGeorgiaHistoricalSociety’s2009MalcolmBell,Jr.andMurielBarrowBellAward.