Andrew Low and the Sign of the Buck: Trade, Triumph, Tragedy at the House of Low
- ISBN-10
- 1929490364
- ISBN-13
- 9781929490363
- Category
- Cotton trade
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Frederic C. Beil Publisher
- Authors
- Jennifer Guthrie Ryan, Hugh Stiles Golson
Description
This biography spans two centuries of the intertwined families of the House of Low and the extended families of the Clays, Stiles, and Mackays. Beginning with the migration of Andrew Low, Sr., to Savannah, Georgia, in 1800, the family is involved in murder and mayhem in the burning of the French privateers during the War of 1812.
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