United States Supreme Court Justice James Moore Wayne is the most famous Georgian nobody knows. Written with the precision of an engineer, analyzed with the acumen of a financier, and researched with the critical eye of the historian, this volume adds to a growing number of works exploring the struggle between supporters of union and disunion during the Antebellum Era.
Joel McMahon is a professor of History and Philosophy. He holds a degree in engineering from Georgia Tech and a PhD in History from Georgia State University. Prior to an award-winning career in academia, McMahon worked for some of the largest financial institutions in New York City and Atlanta. His research and writing focuses on stories of struggle and redemption. McMahon is a patent-holding inventor and a Chartered Market Technician. He lives in Atlanta.