Recently, I had to opportunity to start an email friendship with an author, Don Rhodes. Don has spent many years covering the country music (as well as some other genres) scene for various newspapers, mainly in the Augusta, Georgia area. He came upon one of my blogs and emailed me. Little did I know that he and I would have such a great time emailing one another. I will have the opportunity to meet him in person this summer when he does a book signing in the McDonough area.
Don has written Mysteries and Legends Georgia: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained for Globe Pequot Press. This is a great book. In it, Don talks about some very interesting mysteries from the Peach State. Especially interesting is the mystery of where Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia, is buried. In addition there are stories about Susan Hayward, the lost gold of the Confederacy, John Ross and the Cherokees, Jimmy Carter and the UFO, the curse on Jacksonborough, and the Georgia Guidestones. I have blogged about a few of them here before. I especially appreciate Don's sense and love of history. Not only is this book a good read for those looking for nice little mysteries from Georgia, it is quite educational in the sense that he has included the history behind a lot of the areas from where these stories of mystery originate.
Don is a great writer, which shows in this book. I highly encourage my readers to check out a copy of this book, and Google his name to see the other fascinating titles he has to offer!
4 comments:
Thanks for the information my friend. I will try and get this book when I can. A good mystery about Georgia is always a good read.
Yes indeed, Doc. I am still looking at several of the murders and such you sent me information about. More to come on that later.
Do you have Don's email address? I am researching Walter M. Bearden, who led an orchestra in Augusta back in the early 1900s that Don mentioned in an article. I recently discovered Walter's grave at Westview Cemetery. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I do. However, I cannot give that out. However, I can send him your contact information if you would like to pass that along to me.
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