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Books by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins
  | | Gorgas House at the University of Alabama (Images of America) by Erin E. Harney, Jun A. Ebersole, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2016 by Arcadia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4671-2384-6, ISBN: 1-4671-2384-6 "Built in 1829, the Gorgas House is the oldest structure on the University of Alabama campus. Originally constructed to serve as a hotel, housing for the university steward, and student dining hall, the building underwent several renovations to meet the needs of an ever-changing and growing campus. Later utilized as a faculty residence, classroom, post office, and infirmary, the Gorgas House was one of the few buildings to survive the de ..." |
 | | The Journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857-1878(1st Edition) by Josiah Gorgas, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Frank E. Vandiver Paperback, 345 Pages, Published 1995 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5602-6, ISBN: 0-8173-5602-9 "Josiah Gorgas was best known as the highly regarded Chief of Confederate Ordnance. Born in 1818, he attended West Point, served in the U.S. Army, and later, after marrying Amelia Gayle, daughter of a former Alabama governor, joined the Confederacy. After the Civil War he served as president of The University of Alabama until ill health forced him to resign. His journals, maintained between 1857 and 1878, reflect the family's economic su ..." |
 | | From Civil War to Civil Rights, Alabama 1860–1960 An Anthology from The Alabama Review by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Wiggins Alabama Review" Paperback, 550 Pages, Published 1987 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-0341-9, ISBN: 0-8173-0341-3 " This collection of essays from The Alabama Review spans the history of Alabama from 1860 to 1957, from the beginning of one revolution to the opening of another, from the Civil War to the civil rights movement. To understand Alabama history one must appreciate the impact of the failure of secession of the state in the subsequent half century as well as the causes for the success of the civil rights movement in the state in the ..." |
 | | The Scalawag In Alabama Politics, 1865–1881(1st Edition) by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 1977 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-0557-4, ISBN: 0-8173-0557-2 " Who was this scalawag? Simply a native, white, Alabama Republican! Scorned by his fellow white Southerners, he suffered, in his desire for socioeconomic reform and political power, more than mere verbal abuse and social ostracism; he lived constantly under the threat of physical violence. When first published in 1977, Wiggin’s treatment of the scalawag was the first book-length study of scalawags in any state, and it remains the mos ..." |
 | | Physician to the World(2nd Edition) The Life of General William C. Gorgas (Library Alabama Classics) by John Mendinghall Gibson, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Virginia S. Gibson Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1989 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-0457-7, ISBN: 0-8173-0457-6 " Physician to the World by John M. Gibson is a study of the career of William Crawford Gorgas, focusing primarily on the 22 years from the Spanish-American War until his death at the age of 65. The book details the medical community’s gradual acceptance of the mosquito theory as the cause for yellow fever epidemics and follows Gorgas as his initial skepticism gave way to belief while he participated in Walter Reed’s massive cleanup of H ..." |
 | | Love and Duty(2nd Edition) Amelia and Josiah Gorgas and Their Family by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2005 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5294-3, ISBN: 0-8173-5294-5 "The intricate personal relationships of a notable Alabama family. Known respectively as the chief of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau and as the university librarian, Josiah and Amelia Gorgas were important members of the University of Alabama and regional communities. Their marriage spanned the Civil War and its aftermath and epitomized the Victorian concept of separate spheres for husband and wife. They were two strong personalities wh ..." |
 | | The Journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857-1878 by Josiah Gorgas, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Frank E. Vandiver Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 1995 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-0770-7, ISBN: 0-8173-0770-2 " Josiah Gorgas was best known as the highly regarded Chief of Confederate Ordnance. Born in 1818, he attended West Point, served in the U.S. Army, and later, after marrying Amelia Gayle, daughter of a former Alabama governor, joined the Confederacy. After the Civil War he served as president of The University of Alabama until ill health forced him to resign. His journals, maintained between 1857 and 1878, reflect the family's economic s ..." |
 | | The Yellowhammer War(1st Edition) The Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama by Professor Kenneth W. Noe, Jason J. Battles, Lonnie A. Burnett, Bertis D. English, Michael W. Fitzgerald, Terry L. Seip, Ben H. Severance, Kristopher A. Teters, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Brian Steel Wills Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-2055-3, ISBN: 0-8173-2055-5 "Published to mark the Civil War sesquicentennial, The Yellowhammer War collects new essays on Alabama's role in, and experience of, the bloody national conflict and its aftermath. During the first winter of the war, Confederate soldiers derided the men of an Alabama Confederate unit for their yellow-trimmed uniforms that allegedly resembled the plumage of the yellow-shafted flicker or "yellowhammer" (now the Northern Flicker, Colaptes a ..." |
 | | Alabama Governors(2nd Edition) A Political History of the State by Professor Margaret E. Armbrester, Samuel L. Webb, Albert P. Brewer, David E. Alsobrook, Hugh C. Bailey, Jonathan Bass, Michael Breedlove, Daniel Dupre, Glenn T. Eskew, Glenn Feldman, Michael W. Fitzgerald, Carl Grafton, John Mayfield, Mary Jane Mcdaniel, Henry Mel Mckiven, Anne Permaloff, Michael Perman, Marlene Hunt Rikard, Randy B. Rosenburg, Robert David Ward, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Lee Allen, D. Alan Harris, Professor Wayne Flynt, Gordon E. Harvey, Dr William Warren Rogers, Leah Rawls Atkins, William H. Stewart, J. Mills Thornton, Kit Carson Carter, Harvey H. Jackson, Dr Samuel L. Webb, Paul M. Pruitt, Margaret England Armbrester, University Alabama Press Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2014 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1843-7, ISBN: 0-8173-1843-7 "An entirely revised and updated edition of the best-selling 2001 original This collection of biographical essays, written by thirty-four noted historians and political scientists, chronicles the times, careers, challenges, leadership, and legacies of the fifty-seven men and one woman who have served as the state's highest elected official. The book is organized chronologically into six sections that cover Alabama’s years as a US terri ..." |
 | | Scalawag in Alabama Politics, the, 1865-1881 by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins 220 Pages, Published 1977 by University Of Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-5233-2, ISBN: 0-8173-5233-3 |
 | | Love and Duty(2nd Edition) Amelia and Josiah Gorgas and Their Family by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 2005 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1480-4, ISBN: 0-8173-1480-6 "The intricate personal relationships of a notable Alabama family. Known respectively as the chief of the Confederate Ordnance Bureau and as the university librarian, Josiah and Amelia Gorgas were important members of the University of Alabama and regional communities. Their marriage spanned the Civil War and its aftermath and epitomized the Victorian concept of separate spheres for husband and wife. They were two strong personalities wh ..." |
 | | Gorgas House at the University of Alabama by Erin E. Harney, Jun A. Ebersole, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Hardcover, 130 Pages, Published 2016 by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-5402-0133-1, ISBN: 1-5402-0133-3 "Built in 1829, the Gorgas House is the oldest structure on the University of Alabama campus. Originally constructed to serve as a hotel, housing for the university steward, and student dining hall, the building underwent several renovations to meet the needs of an ever-changing and growing campus. Later utilized as a faculty residence, classroom, post office, and infirmary, the Gorgas House was one of the few buildings to survive the de ..." |
 | | Alabama Governors(2nd Edition) A Political History of the State (NONE) by Glenn Feldman, Carl Grafton, Contributor-Professor Wayne Flynt, Michael Breedlove, Contributor-Lee Allen, Contributor-Hugh Bailey, Anne Permaloff, Marlene Hunt Rikard, Albert P. Brewer, Professor Margaret E. Armbrester, Jonathan Bass, Daniel Dupre, Glenn T. Eskew, John Mayfield, Michael Perman, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Henry Mel Mckiven, Robert David Ward, Mary Jane Mcdaniel, Michael W. Fitzgerald, David E. Alsobrook, D. Alan Harris, Randy B. Rosenburg, William Barney, Gordon E. Harvey, Leah Rawls Atkins, William Warren Rogers, William H. Stewart, Samuel L. Webb, Kit Carson Carter, J. Mills Thornton, Harvey H. Jackson, Margaret England Armbrester, Dr. Harvey Ph.D, Paul M. Pruitt Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2001 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1083-7, ISBN: 0-8173-1083-5 "The story of Alabama's governors has been often bizarre, occasionally inspiring, but never dull. Several of the state's early governors fought duels; one killed his wife's lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his administrative office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A 20th-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, married his first cousin and served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan. This ..." |
 | | The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835(1st Edition) A Substitute for Social Intercourse by Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Dr Ruth Smith Truss Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2013 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1333-3, ISBN: 0-8173-1333-8 ""The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827-1835," is the definitive edition of Gayle's widely cited journal, a classic record of the life, particularly the interior life, of a socially prominent woman living on the Alabama frontier. The solitude of a life with an often-absent husband, Governor John Gayle, led Sarah Gayle to acknowledge her journal as a "substitute for social intercourse" during the years 1827 to 1835. The richness of ..." |
 | | The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827–1835(First Edition) A Substitute for Social Intercourse by Gayle, Sarah Haynsworth, Wiggins, Sarah Woolfolk, Truss, Ruth Smith Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2023 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-6118-1, ISBN: 0-8173-6118-9 |
 | | The Yellowhammer War(1st Edition) The Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama by Professor Kenneth W. Noe, Jason J. Battles, Michael W. Fitzgerald, Terry L. Seip, Ben H. Severance, Kristopher A. Teters, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Brian Steel Wills, Dr. Lonnie A. Burnett, Dr Bertis English, Dr Jennifer Lynn Gross, Dr Patricia A. Hoskins, Dr Victoria E. Ott, Jennifer Newman Treviño, Gross P. Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1808-6, ISBN: 0-8173-1808-9 "Published to mark the Civil War sesquicentennial, "The Yellowhammer War "collects new essays on Alabama s role in, and experience of, the bloody national conflict and its aftermath. During the first winter of the war, Confederate soldiers derided the men of an Alabama Confederate unit for their yellow-trimmed uniforms that allegedly resembled the plumage of the yellow-shafted flicker or yellowhammer (now the Northern Flicker, "Colaptes ..." |
 | | Alabama Governors(1st Edition) A Political History of the State by Contributor-Glenn Feldman, Contributor-Carl Grafton, Contributor-Hugh Bailey, Contributor-Michael Breedlove, Contributor-Professor Wayne Flynt, Contributor-Lee Allen, Professor Margaret E. Armbrester, Albert P. Brewer, Glenn T. Eskew, Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins, Henry Mel Mckiven, Mary Jane Mcdaniel, Robert David Ward, Jonathan Bass, Anne Permaloff, Marlene Hunt Rikard, Daniel Dupre, John Mayfield, Michael W. Fitzgerald, Michael Perman, David E. Alsobrook, D. Alan Harris, Randy B. Rosenburg, William Barney, Samuel L. Webb, Gordon E. Harvey, Kit Carson Carter, William H. Stewart, Leah Rawls Atkins, William Warren Rogers, Harvey H. Jackson, J. Mills Thornton, Paul M. Pruitt, Dr Samuel L. Webb, Sammuel L. Webb Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 2001 by University Alabama Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8173-1082-0, ISBN: 0-8173-1082-7 "The story of Alabama's governors has been often bizarre, occasionally inspiring, but never dull. Several of the state's early governors fought duels; one killed his wife's lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his administrative office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A 20th-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, married his first cousin and served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan. This c ..." |
 | | From Civil War to Civil Rights--Alabama, 1860-1960 An Anthology from the Alabama Review by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins Published 1987 ISBN-13: 978-0-585-22391-9, ISBN: 0-585-22391-2 |
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