In the great southern literary tradition, Delirium of the Brave brings you into the sweeping passions and politics of legendary Savannah, Georgia--from its Irish-Catholic aristocracy to its descendants of slavery, from its majestic homes and sparkling beaches to its murky swamps and mysterious islands where family secrets and even a huge fortune can lay buried for generations.
 Savannah, 1864. Confederate captain Patrick Driscoll and his dear friend and servant, Shadrack "Shad" Bryant, leave their tearful families to defend Raccoon Island off the Savannah coast, the last best chance to save the city from Union attack. But soon after their arrival, the two men are killed in a Yankee bombardment, leaving behind their great family legacies--and the legend of the priceless Driscoll family treasure they have buried on the island.
 Now, over one hundred years later, amid the political intrigue, personal vendettas, and the lingering effects of this country's wars, four friends will meet on Raccoon Island to find where those brave men buried Driscoll's treasure--and uncover the dangerous secrets of Savannah's most prominent family.
 A gripping novel of history, intrigue, faith, and love, Delirium of the Brave not only paints an evocative portrait of one of the South's most fabled cities, but demonstrates how the pain of the past becomes the promise of the future.

Delirium of the Brave

Literature & Fiction

William Charles Harris

United States

Frederic C. Beil, Publisher

For all who relish tales of the Civil War, this work will provide a glimpse into the lives of the women and men who forever will be associated with Savannah through their wartime deeds. Beginning with secession fever in 1860, the author leads us through stories about Robert E. Lee's sojourn in Savannah, the building of the ironclads, the fall of Fort Pulaski and Fort McAllister, Sherman's march to the sea, and the death of the Confederacy in 1865.

Civil War Savannah

History

Derek, Smith

Americas

"Dancing by the River" is a superb collection of stories about the fascinating complexities of life in a small community.

Dancing by the River

Marlin Barton

Short Stories & Anthologies

This magnificent biography is a detailed examination of a most remarkable woman. Born in 1791, Mary Telfair grew up in Savannah, Georgia, where she was the daughter of a wealthy merchant-planter and three-term governor of Georgia. Although reared in the South, she bore no kinship to the plantation mistress living in isolation---alienated by paternalism and male domination. Rather she belonged to an elite circle of urban Southerners who felt as much at home in the drawing rooms of Philadelphia and New York as in the parlors of Charleston and Savannah. Mary Telfair was her own woman, but she affirmed her identity within the framework of good manners, decorum, and taste demanded of women of her station. Many of the country's leading figures passed through the lives of the Telfairs, and the Telfairs were related to, or close friends with, most of the prominent families in Savannah and the Georgia upcountry---relationships fully explored in this work. This is an unforgettable portrait---a must-read for anyone interested in nineteenth-century Southern history and women's studies.

Mary Telfair: The Life And Legacy of a Nineteeth-Century Woman

Biographies & Memoirs

Charles, J.

Jr. Johnson

Community & Culture

The author engagingly explores some fifty classic works (mainly but not exclusively from the West) to elucidate their contents and draw out ideas valuable for understanding human life in this world and for living that life well. Worldly Wisdom has a distinctly humanistic slant, with a suggestion of a thinker's self-help book.

Worldly Wisdom: Great Books and the Meanings of Life

Politics & Social Sciences

James Sloan Allen

Philosophy

This book includes more than a hundred tales about the illustrious dogs of Charlotte, North Carolina. Each story is told from the perspective of the dog or written by a member of the dog's pack, and is accompanied by a photo of the featured dog. The book is dedicated to the veterinarians of Charlotte and also to the Humane Society of Charlotte and Project Halo, which receive proceeds from the sale of the book.

Charlotte Dogs

Scamper McGowan

The Cross Garden

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