Located almost dead center along the Gulf Coast, Mobile has seen a thing
or two in its long history. The Port City has survived the ravages of
hurricanes and yellow fever epidemics. It has been handed down from one
nation to another not once but several times. The last major battle of
the Civil War roared only miles away across its namesake bay, a few
short years after the last slave ship, the Clotilda, arrived with its
human contraband. But this city has had much to celebrate, as well.
Mobile gave our nation its greatest party--Mardi Gras. It was also the
birthplace of five Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famers. Author Joe
Cuhaj serves as docent to the twists and turns of Mobile and the Alabama
Gulf's fascinating past.