Tag Archives: ” Hardy Jackson

Alive and Still Bloggin’: “Retired But Not Shy” at Five

Posted on November 14, 2015 by georgelamplugh

A little over a year ago, I posted an account of the evolution of this blog as it reached its fourth birthday. It’s now time to provide an update, a few months after the fifth anniversary of “Retired But Not Shy,” and the appearance … Continue reading →

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Bubba’s Baedeker: A History Book as Travel Guide to the “Redneck Riviera”

Posted on October 15, 2015 by georgelamplugh

A Review of Harvey H. Jackson III, The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera:  An Insider’s History of the Florida-Alabama Coast  (Athens, Ga., University of Georgia Press, 2012) [NOTE: I first read Hardy Jackson’s book in 2012, and it stirred in me … Continue reading →

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