Georgia Myths and Legends - Paperback

by Don Rhodes (Author)

Georgia Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Georgia's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Georgia history.

Back Jacket

Sixteen Mind-Boggling Tales from the Peach State - How did a Scottish American come to champion the Cherokees' cause--and serve as their chief for almost forty years? - What did future U.S. President Jimmy Carter see in the sky in January 1969? What moved him four years later to file an official UFO-sighting report describing the luminous object? - Why in the world did self-taught artist Eddie Owens Martin create his own world called Pasaquan, change his name to St. EOM, and come to believe that his upswept hairstyle was an antenna to the great beyond? Who's to say--but he left behind a historic site that's truly out of this world. From the puzzle of lost Confederate gold to the legend of a woman who spent her life waving a white flag of greeting at more than 50,000 passing ships, Georgia Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.

Author Biography

Don "Ramblin'" Rhodes is the author of seven books, including Georgia Icons (Globe Pequot Press), Say It Loud!: The Life of James Brown, Soul Brother No. 1 (Lyons Press), and Ty Cobb: Safe at Home (Lyons Press), and of The Augusta Chronicle's country music column, "Ramblin' Rhodes," now in its forty-fourth year of weekly publication. He lives in North Augusta, South Carolina.