Founded in 1896 by pension attorney P. H. Fitzgerald as a colony for Union veterans escaping the drought-stricken Midwest; Fitzgerald has built on the spirit of unity exhibited by its early Union and Confederate founders. The town produced such notable citizens as Gen. Ray Davis; assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps; U.N. ambassador Morris Abram; author Frances Mayes; Chief Justice Norman Fletcher; and folk artist Ulysses Davis. The inherent sense of citizen investment in the community led Fitzgerald to be dubbed "the Recruiting Colossus from Nowhere" by the Wall Street Journal after some 40 industries choose Fitzgerald as home. This is a story of pioneer vision and migration; of hewing a town from pine barrens; and of the reuniting of America.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Disappointing Photo Quality and HistoryBy HermJI was a bit disappointed in this book as I felt that too much of it focused on the post closure tourist operations. Yes. there were photos and a history of its days of operation but too little as far as I was concerned. I also felt that far too many of the photos were either of fair quality to start with or had reproduced poorly in this book. Other Images of Rail Books I have purchased have a more even and better photo quality to them. This was especially true of many of the Steam Engine Photos where details are completely washed out. If you can browse a copy of this book then take a look at the four locomotive photos on pages 90 and 91 which are all of poor quality. These photos were all taken in 2001 or 2002 and one would expect better resolution for them. If I had taken these photos I certainly wouldnt be publishing them in a book. There are better East Broad Top books available (e.g. "East Broad Top: To the Mines and Back")which I would recommend over this book. That said the book is not terrible only average in my opinion.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Watch out for the train!By Richard P. HolstromA look into the past and how coal was recovered for sale and operations of the railroad on a day to day basis. I definitely recommend this book!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jeff JacobsenA++
