E171 Savannah's Midnight Hour

Then Again

In this podcast episode, Marie Bartlett speaks with Dr. Lisa L. Denmark, professor of History at Georgia Southern Univerity, and author of_ Savannah's Midnight Hour: Boosterism, Growth, and Commerce in a Nineteenth-Century American City. _Dr. Denmark's book looks at Savannah's city government and its role in the city's economy throughout the 19th century. From canals to railroads, the Civil War, and Savannah's economic crisis in the 1870s learn about Savannah's municipal finance, public policy, and judicial readjustment in an urbanizing nation.

Link to book From Georiga Press: ugapress.org/book/9780820356327/savannahs-midnight-hour/

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