The author was a long-time summer visitor to St. Simons whose affection for "the island’s" gentle beaches and moss-hung woodlands shines through her concise and entertaining narrative. Over the years St. Simons developed into a patriarchal society centering upon great plantations of Sea Island cotton. This book focuses on the events and personalities which shaped its history. A wonderful, historical book about the largest of Georgia’s Golden Isles. And it’s inscribed and signed by the author.