Walter J. Fraser Jr.

Walter J. Fraser Jr. (1936–2017) was professor and chair emeritus of the Department of History at Georgia Southern University. He was co-author of four books and the author of Patr...view moreWalter J. Fraser Jr. (1936–2017) was professor and chair emeritus of the Department of History at Georgia Southern University. He was co-author of four books and the author of Patriots, Pistols, and Petticoats: “Poor Sinful Charles Town” during the American Revolution and Charleston! Charleston! The History of a Southern City, both published by the University of South Carolina Press. He also wrote Savannah in the Old South and Lowcountry Hurricanes. “Jay,” as he was known to friends, lived in Savannah with his wife, Lynn Wolfe. He died of pancreatic cancer as he was completing this book in March 2017.view less