Wicked Macon - Gibbs, Phillip Andrew
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"At the beginning of the twentieth century, the citizens of Macon had good reason to be proud of their metropolis on the Ocmulgee River. Along with bustling commercial and industrial sectors, the city had elegant homes, stately churches and refined institutions of higher learning. Macon appeared to embody the very best of the Old and New South. But there was a fly in the ointment. By the early 1900s, saloons, gambling houses and brothels were operating unabated throughout the city. In response, city officials tried to corral all forms of vice, particularly prostitution, within a restricted…mehr

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"At the beginning of the twentieth century, the citizens of Macon had good reason to be proud of their metropolis on the Ocmulgee River. Along with bustling commercial and industrial sectors, the city had elegant homes, stately churches and refined institutions of higher learning. Macon appeared to embody the very best of the Old and New South. But there was a fly in the ointment. By the early 1900s, saloons, gambling houses and brothels were operating unabated throughout the city. In response, city officials tried to corral all forms of vice, particularly prostitution, within a restricted district. The city's ministers, however, refused to ignore the issue and organized a crusade against the underworld. Author Phillip Andrew Gibbs tracks the long and spirited fight for the soul of this Georgia city." -- Back cover.
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Phillip Andrew Gibbs is a professor emeritus of history at Middle Georgia State University. Although a native Virginian, he has lived and taught in Georgia since 1987. An avid tennis player, cyclist and traveler, he also works as a professional musician, performing regularly throughout the southeastern United States with the Georgia Chryslers, a rock, pop and R&B band. He lives in Kathleen, Georgia, with his wife, Penny; their dog, Jack; and Moe, the three-legged cat. This is his second book with The History Press.