COLONIAL MOBILE
An historical study, largely from original sources, of the northern
Gulf coast and the Alabama-Tombigbee basin from the
discovery of Mobile Bay in 1519, until the demolition
of Fort Charlotte in 1821.
BY PETER J. HAMILTON, A. M.
I. Exploration; II. The French capital; III. Department of Mobile; IV. British Domination; V. Under the Spaniards; VI. Americanization—all 47 chapters and appendix.
An admirable work.—The author has the essential qualities of a good historian.——N. Y. Times.
An important contribution to the history of our southwestern beginnings.—Atlantic Monthly.
A history of the deepest interest.—N. O. Picayune.
Confers obligations upon future generations.—Mobile Register.
A literary monument.—Hannis Taylor, ex-minister to Spain.
A work of exceptional interest.—Meridian Post.