Thomas Kenning

Abandoned Coastal Defences of Alabama

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores Forts Morgan and Gaines, blending history, decay, photography, and coastal heritage. Abandoned Coastal Defenses of Alabama is a down-and-dirty guided tour through Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, the retired guardians of Alabama's Gulf Coast. For nearly 200 years, these hauntingly beautiful Third System forts have stood stubbornly between the Yellowhammer State and a sometimes hostile world beyond. Pairing stunning original photography and vibrant prose, urban explorer Thomas Kenning recounts a blow-by-blow history of Forts Morgan and Gaines. His sensitive camera work documents the grandeur and decline wrought by the passage of time, as well as the lasting damage sustained during the pitched Battle of Mobile Bay--one of the most iconic battles in U.S. naval history. Threatened by a rising sea, disintegrating under the weight of centuries, Forts Morgan and Gaines have been named "one of the nation's ten most endangered battle sites" by the American Battlefield Trust. Abandoned Coastal Defenses of Alabama offers an arresting snapshot of this waning moment in American history--documentary evidence of a rich past slipping inexorably into ruin.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sutton Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 163mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781634992831
• ISBN-10: 1634992830
• Artikelnr.: 60074582

Autorenporträt

THOMAS KENNING is an author, educator, and adventurer. He holds an MA in history from American University in Washington, D.C., and teaches the subject in St. Petersburg, Florida. As a writer and photographer, he is passionate about documenting the stunning ecosystems and vibrant history of the Gulf Coast. When he is not travelling to some far-flung corner of the Earth, Thomas resides with his wife and daughter--doing his best to leave the planet a little bit nicer than he found it.