Man Who Amazed Atlanta: The Journey of Franklin Miller Garrett (signed by Garrett and Lockerman [signed] [first edition]

From the time Franklin Miller Garrett was a young boy, he loved to explore Atlanta. As a youngster, he searched for the oldest buildings in his Midtown neighborhood, a little later for the cemetery with the oldest headstones. Fortunately for researchers and others curious about Atlanta's history, Garrett devoted much of his life to learning about his city's past and recording it for the future. Based on taped conversations between journalist Doris Lockerman and Franklin Garrett, The Man Who Amazed Atlanta recounts the life of one of Atlanta's most outstanding residents. Garrett reflects here on the history of his beloved city, while recalling his personal history, beginning with his arrival in Atlanta in 1914, at the age of seven, through the thrilling days leading up to the 1996 Summer Olympics. Throughout his life Garrett has passed along information about Atlanta's past to researchers, the media, and others eager to learn such broad-ranging facts as when and how a turn-of-the-century Atlantan died or the origin of the name of a downtown street. Garrett was sure to have the answer, often in his memory, or documentation in his personal library that would provide it. Recognized as the repository of more accurate data about Atlanta than any other single source, Garrett provided the information free of charge and, as he does here, graciously and often humorously. The Man Who Amazed Atlanta provides a rare look, through the eyes of one of Atlanta's only living legends, at a fascinating history of our city that Garrett wants to make sure we never forget.