Description No other southern city has a History quite like Memphis.
Join Dowdy as he tells the city\'s story as only a Memphian can..
Wayne Dowdy has filled this gap with a History of Memphis that is as vibrant and welcoming as the city itself.
Thankfully, local historian and Memphis archivist G.
Despite its compelling story, no concise History of this home of soulful music and unmistakable flavor is available to modern readers.
Through the triumphs and tragedies of the civil rights movement and beyond, Memphis endured it all.
Yet the city survived.
First purchased in the early 1800s from natives to serve as a vital port for the emerging American river trade, the city flourished until the tumultuous years of the Civil War brought chaos and uncertainty.
Description No other southern city has a History quite like Memphis
