Cities are as much composites of human memories, desires, and personalities as they are constructions of steel, concrete, glass, roaring energy, and ever-expanding technologies. Stitched together like the patches of romantic fantasies and terrifying night terrors that give Hollywood and Bollywood some of their most successful creations, diverse experiences combine to create private narratives often linked to public concerns. These observations, as demonstrated by the stories in this volume, hold as mesmerizingly true for Savannah, Georgia, as for any other locale. They embrace the challenges of here-and-now at the same time that they honor the courageous endeavors of yesterday...



...Whether in the instance of the great Oglethorpe establishing America’s thirteenth colony, modern-day residents negotiating the wisdom of fleeing the wrath of hurricanes, or contemporary African-Americans acclimating themselves to the reality that with black power for black people comes black responsibility for diverse populations, history makes one demand upon us all. It demands we adapt to the ragged flow of its ever-changing trends and reconfigurations.