Tag: John Sledge
Summer Reading List for Days by the Sea
John Sledge recounts his dad's affinity for the water, and his favorite nautical books and movies.
“We will fire the town”
In the panic-stricken aftermath of Fort Mims, many Americans feared an Indian attack on Mobile. It never came.
Mobile and Havana: Sisters Across the Gulf
A new book is bringing photography and history together to highlight a unique connection.
Gran’s Seafood Gumbo
For one local historian, memories of gumbo and his grandmother are forever intertwined.
“That Awful Ship”
The ins and outs of a 1950s effort to move the USS Hartford from Virginia to the Mobile Bay Causeway.
The Mobile Centinel
Two young publishers print a newspaper just outside the Port City as the United States attempts to claim Mobile from Spain.
Mobile’s “Rum Ring”
In honor of Mobile’s rum-running history, MB shares a refreshing cocktail recipe that was made for sipping beside the shores of the Gulf of Mexico all summer long.
The Tattooed Cabinetmaker of French Mobile
Robert Talon could boast an extraordinary life lived amidst three distinct Gulf Coast cultures in his 37 years.
A Historian’s Restoration Wish List Ten Years On
A decade ago, MB asked historian John Sledge to share his personal restoration wish list. Happily, the intervening decade has been a strong one for historic preservation in Mobile. Allow us as a brief review of the successes of the past 10 years and a look at what remains in peril.
The Nevis Affair
The Caribbean scandal that exposed the extensive corruption of Mobile’s founder.
