Have you ever been to Savannah, Georgia? Being there is like existing in the 21st century and the antebellum at the same time. That's not so much on the people as it is on the atmosphere created by architecture that survived the Civil War and the rich environment filled with palms trees, oak trees, and those old southern favorites, Magnolia trees and wisteria vines. It's one of the original 13 U.S. colonies and was a big slave center too.
Population wise, it's reportedly predominantly African American but it's a totally cosmopolitan scene with nearby military installations, one of the best beaches in the world next door on Tybee Island, and a thriving culture scene.
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Elbow Room
Savannah native James Alan McPherson won a Pulitzer Prize for this collection of short fiction.
Georgia. Drums And Shadows; Survival Studies Among The Georgia Coastal Negroes
One of the most authentic accounts of African American life following the Civil War and going into the mid 1900s in southeast Georgia that you'll find anywhere.
Literary Savannah
Probably the single most comprehensive book on the city of Savannah because it contains so much input from different authors from different periods.
Classic Savannah
Bestselling photography book that shows you why people travel from all over the world to spend time in Savannah.
ELEMENTAL, The Power of Illuminated Love
ELEMENTAL was essentially published by Savannah's Telfair Museum of Art and the people of the city themselves. That makes it exceptional in a lot of ways.
Daisy and the Girl Scouts
All about the founder of Girl Scouts who was a native of the city.
Savannah: Brokers, Bankers, and Bay Lane
This is part 2 of the Civil War Savannah book series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the war. Takes a hard honest look at slavery as an everyday business in the city and how it impacted lives of blacks and whites. Written by Barry Sheehy with photography by Cindy Wallace and contributions by Vaughnette Goode-Walker. Edited by Savannah native Aberjhani.
Collected Works: Wise Blood / a Good Man Is Hard to Find / the Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Essays and Letters
Savannah's most famous literary daughter even though most people say she never wrote about the city.
Black Savannah 1788-1864
You can't understand Savannah unless you know about the role slavery played in the city's history.
Reminiscences of My Life in Camp: An African American Woman's Civil War Memoir
True story of a black woman who survived the Civil War and wrote a fantastic account of her experiences during and after it.