Savannah, Georgia

Spanish Moss Digital

The books and guides of Gary “Chris” Lamb.

I'm Gary “Chris” Lamb — Savannah local, history graduate, and author. This is the home of my writing: the Sea Islands Freedom novels of the Civil War coast, an earlier novel of a plot against Jefferson Davis, and a Savannah guide written from the driver's seat of my own taxi.

The Sea Islands Freedom series

Civil War novels set on the Sea Islands of South Carolina — where freedom came first, and had to be defended. In order:

Sea Islands Freedom, Book One — cover

Book One

Sea Islands Freedom: A Civil War Novel — Expanded Edition

Samuel and Eliza face the first days of freedom on the Sea Islands — and what it asks of them.

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Sea Islands Freedom: The Chalk and the Sword, Book Two — cover

Book Two

Sea Islands Freedom: The Chalk and the Sword

“Freedom had come. Now came what it would cost.” Samuel Carter's story continues.

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Coming next

Sea Islands Freedom — Book Three

The third book in the series is in planning now. When there's news, it will be here first.

About the series

Also on the shelf

The Secret: The Plot to Kill Jefferson Davis — cover

Earlier novel

The Secret: The Plot to Kill Jefferson Davis

Savannah, the last days of the Civil War. A ship's chandler witnesses a plot against Jefferson Davis — and knowing is enough to get a man killed.

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From Bankruptcy to Financial Clarity — cover

Coming soon

From Bankruptcy to Financial Clarity

Chris's own story — the fall, the bottom, and the plain system he rebuilt with. In the works now.

More about it

Savannah From the Driver's Seat — the guide

A 32-page digital guide to Savannah in 12 chapters: where to eat, what to see, and the stories behind the streets — the same advice I give my riders, written down. $14.99, yours to keep on your phone.

One man, two hats

By day I drive Savannah — I own Live Oak Airport Taxi, and the ground I write about is the ground I drive on. Everything here is published by Spanish Moss Digital, my own imprint, right here in Savannah.

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