Jonathan M Bryant: 6 books

The story of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Greene County, Georgia, is a remarkable tale of both fundamental change and essential continuity. In How Curious a Land, Jonathan Bryant follows the county's social, economic, and legal transformation from a wealthy, self-sufficient plantation economy...

Lowcountry: That portion of the Southeastern United States characterized by low country, generally flat, whether barrier island, tidal marsh, tidal river valleys, swamps. piney forests, or great cities like Charleston and Savannah. Crime: An act, forbidden by a public law, that makes the offender...

“Blue Nude,” by Jonathan M. Bryant introduces us to Brad Sharpe, who has problems. Not just the problems you would expect resulting from traumatic injury and a destructive divorce. His ex-wife has gone missing and a priceless Picasso has been stolen. The cops have pegged Brad as a person of interest...

**Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significant—and long forgotten—Supreme Court cases in American history.** In 1820, a suspicious vessel was spotted lingering off the coast of northern Florida,...

Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris and Daina Ramey Berry have collected a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life...

This book contains multiple stories about travelling from the world's greatest travellers: New Dependencies of the United States (OLIVER H. G. LEIGH) Winter and Summer in New England (HARRIET MARTINEAU) Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands (CHARLES MORRIS) From New York to Washington in 1866 (HENRY...