Download or read book Dead Towns of Alabama written by W. Stuart Harris and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Towns of Alabama is not merely a series of obituaries but a vivid story of the life of each town it resurrects. In the course of bringing back to life 83 Indian towns, 77 fort sites, and 112 colonial, territorial, and state towns, W. Stuart Harris conjures up a wealth of fascinating images from Alabama's rich and colorful past -- images of life as the Indians lived it, of colonial life in the wilderness, of Spanish explorers and French exiles, of danger and romance, glory and slavery, riverboats and railroads, plantations and gold mines, stagecoaches and ferries. It is a thoroughly absorbing panorama of Alabama's history. Book jacket.