Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Legendary Locals of Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Oct. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Legendary Locals of Savannah

Local author, Laura C. Lawton, will be available to sign copies of book

On Sunday mornings, church bells ring, calling all denominations, and Savannah’s squares are filled with people and activities. The city embraces music, art, and literature, and the historic district welcomes visitors from all over the world. As a port city, Savannah has always embraced diversity, and that is what residents love about it. We are not losing our Southern values and traditions; we are just sharing them.

Legendary Locals of Savannah introduces readers to people who braved the Atlantic Ocean to establish the Georgia colony, entrepreneurs who made a fortune in cotton, and black citizens who struggled through slavery and later fought for civil rights. Liberty boys who plotted the Revolution, families who lived in mansions, boys who fought bravely for the Confederate cause, and those who insisted on preserving our beautiful historic district—they all have a story to tell.

Highlights of Legendary Locals of Savannah include:

• Noble Jones and James Habersham, two early colonial Georgia leaders, were the author’s great-great-great-great-great grandfathers, so she has stories that have been handed down for generations.
• Courageous women stand out in this book, like Juliette Gordon Low, Mother Matilda Beasley, Lucy Barrow McIntire, Susie King Taylor, and Sarah Mills Hodge.
• John Deveaux was a mess boy for Confederate officer Lt. Thomas Pelot who was killed in 1864. Deveaux delivered his body to the young officer’s parents. After the war, Deveaux worked as a clerk in the Custom House, the first black person to hold that position. Later he started the first black newspaper in Savannah in 1875.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

7804 Abercorn Ext. 72

Savannah, GA 31406

When:  Saturday, October 24th, 2015 at 1:00pm

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467122894/South-River).

The combination of Arcadia Publishing & The History Press creates the largest and most comprehensive publisher of local and regional content in the USA. By empowering local history and culture enthusiasts to write local stories for local audiences, we create exceptional books that are relevant on a local and personal level, enrich lives, and bring readers closer - to their community, their neighbors, and their past. Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com and www.historypress.net.