An edition of Bridging deep south rivers (2004)

Bridging deep south rivers

the life and legend of Horace King

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An edition of Bridging deep south rivers (2004)

Bridging deep south rivers

the life and legend of Horace King

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"Horace King (1807-1885) built covered bridges over every large river in Georgia, Alabama, and eastern Mississippi. That King, who began life as a slave in Cheraw, South Carolina, received no formal training makes his story all the more remarkable. This is the first major biography of the gifted architect and engineer who used his skills to transcend the limits of slavery and segregation and become a successful entrepreneur and builder." "As a slave and then as a freedman, King built bridges, courthouses, warehouses, factories, and houses in the three-state area. The authors separate legend from facts as they carefully document King's life in the Chattahoochee Valley on the Georgia-Alabama border. We learn about King's freedom from slavery in 1846, his reluctant support of the Confederacy, and his two terms in Alabama's Reconstruction legislature. In addition, the biography reveals King's relationship with his fellow (white) contractors and investors, especially John Godwin, his master and business partner, and Robert Jemison Jr., the Alabama entrepreneur and legislator who helped secure King's freedom. The story does not end with Horace, however, because he passed his skills on to his three sons, who also became prominent builders and businessmen."--BOOK JACKET.

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English
Pages
335

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Bridging deep south rivers: the life and legend of Horace King
2004, University of Georgia Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-320) and index.
"Published in cooperation with the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Troup County Historical Society."

Published in
Athens
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
328.761/092, B
Library of Congress
E185.97.K49 L87 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 335 p. :
Number of pages
335

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3288780M
ISBN 10
0820326267
LCCN
2004001271
OCLC/WorldCat
54079952
Library Thing
4701703
Goodreads
1516258

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