Wicked Macon
eBook - ePub

Wicked Macon

Sinners & Saints in the Heart of Georgia

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eBook - ePub

Wicked Macon

Sinners & Saints in the Heart of Georgia

About this book

Author Phillip Andrew Gibbs guides readers on a tour of Macon's seedy underbelly. By the beginning of the twentieth century, Macon was coming of age. Numerous industries, banks and retail businesses dotted the city's landscape, and magnificent Greek Revival and Victorian homes graced the tree-lined streets of its affluent neighborhoods. For those who enjoyed the arts, there was the Grand Opera House which hosted operatic and theatre productions. The city was also home to two institutions of higher learning. To residents and visitors alike, Macon seemed to be a flourishing, sophisticated city well grounded in strong spiritual and moral principles. But there were flies in the ointment. Much to the dismay of the city's ministers and educators there was a vibrant sporting life in Macon. Pool halls, gambling houses, and saloons operated well within sight of the front steps of the city's churches. Worse yet, the city council had established in the early 1900s a red-light district known as Tybee that operated freely without interference from local authorities.

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Information

Year
2024
Edition
0
eBook ISBN
9781540264978

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction: Out of the Shadows
  8. 1. No Rest for the Wicked
  9. 2. A Babylon Beyond the Tracks
  10. 3. By Persons Unknown
  11. 4. A Fly in the Ointment
  12. 5. The Houses in Our Midst
  13. 6. Fit to Fight
  14. 7. An Impromptu Underworld
  15. 8. Murder and Whiskey on Swift Creek Road
  16. 9. A Call to Arms
  17. 10. The Fever
  18. 11. Put ’Em Where They Belong
  19. 12. Dr. Applewhite’s War
  20. 13. Streetwalkers and Juke Joint Snipers
  21. 14. A Scandal and an Unsolved Murder
  22. 15. An Evening’s Entertainment
  23. Epilogue
  24. Notes
  25. Bibliography
  26. About the Author

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