The History of Mobile and the Alabama Gulf Coast

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 in 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.