{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-memphis-9781609494407","title":"A Brief History of Memphis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocal Historian G. Wayne Dowdy tells the tales of Memphis's triumphs and tragedies through the civil rights movement and beyond like only a true Memphian can.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst purchased in the early 1800s from natives to serve as a vital port for\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDowdy, G. Wayne:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - G. Wayne Dowdy is the agency manager of the Memphis Public Library and Information Center's history department and Memphis and Shelby County Room. He holds a master's degree in history from the University of Arkansas and is a certified archives manager. He is the author of A Brief History of Memphis\"; \"Mayor Crump Don't Like It: Machine Politics in Memphis\"; \"Hidden History of Memphis\" and \"Crusades for Freedom: Memphis and the Political Transformation of the American South.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505600499986,"sku":"9781609494407","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1eabc036-6ff1-457d-9e41-43d4211cd505.jpg?v=1730841079","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-brief-history-of-memphis-9781609494407","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}