Penny Savannah by Jim Jordan

Penny Savannah by Jim Jordan

The War Between the States changed everything for Southerners--mostly for the worse. James McBain of Savannah, owner of the prosperous Heritage plantation that made Savannah Grey bricks, was already despondent by the time his son Joseph departed for the battlefields of Virginia in May 1861. His daughter Amy had recently moved to New York with her husband, as had Joseph's wife with the couple's baby girl, leaving James and his wife Sarah to care for Danny, Joseph's six-year-old son. And the entire family still grieved over the murder of Joseph's life-long companion and free man of color, Andrew. While the Confederates scored several major victories in the early stages of the conflict, lifting rebel spirits, Savannah fared poorly. In early November 1861 the Union navy captured nearby Hilton Head Island. This gave the Yankees control of the South Atlantic, sealed off Savannah from the European markets so desirous of the South's cotton, and caused many Georgians along the coast to flee inland. Matters also worsened for the McBains. Joseph became a prisoner of war. James's most loyal slaves tried to escape to the U.S. Navy. Andrew's killers returned to Savannah and tormented the family. When it appeared that the McBains might be ruined, they were saved by their own enslaved workers and a mysterious female stranger. Unwittingly, the girl held the McBains together as the South's fortunes plummeted. She accompanied Sarah McBain to northern Georgia to care for the sick and wounded soldiers. And she found herself in the path of General Sherman's army as it marched through Georgia, devastating almost everything in its path. Could she and the McBains survive the Yankees and the outlaws determined to destroy them? Penny Savannah brings together the drama and tragedy of the war-torn South, as the McBains, the freed slaves, and the girl cling to the hope that better days lie ahead.

Jordan, Jim: - In Washington, Jim Jordan is revered as one of the most dogged investigators of government scandal and corruption, relentlessly fighting for the truth, no matter how tough the odds. Raised in rural western Ohio, he trained tirelessly to become one of the greatest amateur wrestlers in the nation at the University of Wisconsin, then went on to coach another generation of world-class athletes at the Ohio State University, while also earning a master's degree, before entering the political ring. On the mat, Jim Jordan beat some of the best wrestlers the world has ever seen; in politics that same tenacity has earned him victories at the highest levels of government.

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ISBN 13	9780998342610
ISBN 10	0998342610
Title	Penny Savannah
Author	Jim Jordan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pulaski Square Press
Year published	2016-12-01
Number of pages	488
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