On This Day in Memphis History - Couverture souple

Dowdy, G Wayne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1626191360 ISBN 13 : 9781626191365

Editeur : History Press, 2014

Synopsis

For locals and visitors alike, read about the events that uncover the history behind the legendary Memphis culture, and examine the stories of music, murder, natural disaster and other River City blasts from the past.

Far more than blues and barbecue, Memphis deep and fascinating culture has evolved one day at a time. Author G. Wayne Dowdy pins an exact date to a host of important, quirky and forgotten events in the history of Tennessee's largest city--an entertaining footnote for each day of the year. Earth, Wind and Fire founder Maurice White entered the world in a Memphis hospital on December 19, 1941. On January 15, 1877, a severe thunderstorm mysteriously left the city covered in snakes. On December 31, 1902, a resident was murdered on Main Street after taunting a Native American named Creeping Bear. A day or a month at a time, enjoy a year of entertaining River City blasts from the past.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

G. Wayne Dowdy is the agency manager of the Memphis Public Library and Information Center's history department and Memphis and Shelby County Room. He holds a master's degree in history from the University of Arkansas and is a certified archives manager. He is the author of A Brief History of Memphis; Mayor Crump Don't Like It: Machine Politics in Memphis; Hidden History of Memphis and Crusades for Freedom: Memphis and the Political Transformation of the American South.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: History Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1626191360
• ISBN 13: 9781626191365
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
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• Personne responsable: non disponible