Eugenia Price's South: A Guide to the People and Places of Her Beloved Region
Do you want to experience the charm of Georgia's St. Simons Island? Do you long to see the little chapel at Frederica? Would you like to stand amid the ruins of Dungeness on Cumberland Island? Now you can. Come explore the historical places and beautiful settings of Eugenia Price's beloved novels in Eugenia Price's South, a well-researched and fascinating companion to the author's Southeast coastal classics.
Mary Bray Wheeler has combined extensive journeys through the South with in-depth knowledge of Price's literary world to spotlight the people and places that populate Price's novels. Illustrated with photographs and meticulously detailed maps, this travel companion guides readers to the actual locations that come alive in Price's St. Simon Trilogy, Savannah Quartet, Florida Trilogy, and Georgia Trilogy. Whether you are an avid traveler or an armchair enthusiast, you will find this delightful volume the perfect guide for your pilgrimage to the sites of Eugenia Price's South.
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Book details
- Author
- Mary Bray Wheeler
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 204
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Travel › United States › South
Travel › United States › South › East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) - Topics
- literary travel · American South · Georgia coast · St. Simons Island · historical landmarks · southern literature · Cumberland Island
- ISBN-13
- 9781577363569
About the author
MARY BRAY WHEELER was an American author, editor, and publisher with a publishing career spanning approximately 30 years. Her books include Hidden Glory and Chosen Exile.
Wheeler retired in 2002 as vice president of Providence Publishing Corporation, having worked for organizations including Thomas Nelson, The American Association of State and Local History, Rutledge Hill Press, and Providence House Publishers. She earned a degree in American Studies from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
Beyond her own writing, Wheeler assisted novelist Eugenia Price with historical research for Price’s novels, and served as Vice President of the Eugenia Price/Joyce Knight Blackburn Charitable Foundation beginning in 2017. Both roles reflect her sustained engagement with Southern history and literature.
Wheeler lived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and died on December 25, 2022, at age 80.