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University of Alabama, 1st edition 1977, 4th printing 1989. Clothbound book condition: fine. Dust jacket condition: near fine. Dust jacket near fine with only slight wear at top front; brown cloth boards and bright silver titles at spine; sewn binding sound; pages, plates fine, unmarked. 155 pages; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1; 1 lb. 2.5 oz. shipping. This volume presents a combination economic and demographic history of a variety of abandoned Alabama settlements. Included is a discussion of abandoned forts dating back to the days of the Spanish explorers. Also included are descriptions of a number of Indian towns. And this is in addition to ghost towns which were abandoned after the Civil War. This volume was published in honor of the American Bicentennial, 1776-1976.
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W. Stuart Harris is a retired historian from the Air Force Historical Research Institute at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery and the author of 13 books, including A History of Alabama: A Secondary Course. He continues to lecture and travel widely.
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"A handy reference and guide, this volume preserves the history of long-gone towns. Readers of all ages will find this subtle record of Alabama's rich past captivating reading."—Yankee Book Peddler
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