Selma

Editorial Reviews The Book Is Soaked In Selma History. Its Cover Features Sturdivant Hall; Several Episodes Take Place At The St. James Hotel; It Includes A Funeral In Live Oak Cemetery Presided Over By The Pastor Of St. Paul'S Episcopal; And People Gather At The Office Of The Selma Times To Hear The Latest Election Returns. Selmians Like Judge Willam Byrd Rev. Alexander Small And George W. Gayle Stride Through Its Pages. The Names Of Some Historical Figures Have Been Changed Though Students Of Selma History Will Find It Easy To Guess The True Identities Of Selma Times Editor Brad Willett Hotel Proprietor Jacob Gwynne And The Black-Bearded Fire-Eater Peyton Ruckman. But While The Novel Begins And Ends In Selma Some Of Its Most Fascinating Pages Take Place Montgomery As Well. Young Sam Mclester Studies Law In Montgomery Under His Uncle Marcus A Prominent Barrister. His Characters Watch The Debates At The Secession Convention In The House Of Representatives Chamber; Enjoy Parties At The Bibb Mansion; Discuss Politics With Colonel J.J. Seibels The Unionist Leader In Montgomery; Buy Books At The Exchange Hotel; And Listen Enthralled As Yancey Welcomes Jefferson Davis To Montgomery With The Man And The Hour Have Met.