Historic Photos of Mobile

by Carol Ellis (Text by), Scotty E Kirkland (Text by)

Overview

Mobile's long history includes joyous Mardi Gras celebrations and tragic natural disasters. Civil War and segregation, shipping and manufacturing, dirt streets and booming wharves are part of its fascinating story. Cargo shipped to and from its busy docks gradually shifted from cotton to timber to bananas to manufactured goods. In World War II, its population grew exponentially as the city became an important shipbuilder for America's arsenal.

Historic Photos of Mobile transports readers to a time of hoop skirts and horse-drawn carriages, then shows them how the city changed during the first half of the twentieth century. Timeless, rarely seen, black-and-white images capture historic colleges, family-owned shops, the longest American flag ever displayed, hurricane damage, social change, tall ships, and scenes of daily life in generations long gone.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618586568
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	04/01/2008
Series:	Historic Photos
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	34 MB
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About the Author

Carol Ellis was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to a career Army father. She moved with her family to Mobile in 1970. Carol currently serves as Archivist for the University of South Alabama, from which she earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history. She serves on the executive boards of the Society of Alabama Archivists and the Gulf South Historical Association.
Scotty E. Kirkland is a graduate student in American history at the University of South Alabama and an assistant at the University Archives. His articles have appeared in The Alabama Review and The Southern Historian. He lives in Mobile with his wife, Jacqlyn. 

Editorial Reviews

Carol Ellis and Scotty Kirkland are to be congratulated for putting together a book that follows Mobile throughout an entire century. I know many reading this review are thinking, why should I bother with a book that is strictly about Mobile. But, that's just the thing . . . it's not just about Mobile. It's about a different time, a different era when this country had different values...It has photos that are sure to capture the imagination even if you are from New York city and wanting to see the Old South. It gives you a taste of nostalgia from photos of years past. The reader is taken from the present day of high gas prices and terrorist attacks. You are transported to a day of southern belles walking across the Alabama Drydocks with umbrellas at the ready to escape the heat. It's the kind of book you would want sitting on your coffee table whenever guests arrive. It's a sure fire way to initiate spirited conversation. These are pictures that you can spend an entire weekend viewing over and over. You never get tired of looking at them. You look at those people . . . you wonder whatever happened to them. What did they do for a living back then? What were their dreams and aspirations? Historic Photos of Mobile is a book that will make you sit and actually think. It's a trip through time with black and white photos pointing the way. Most of all, it will entertain you.

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