A location between Savannah and Statesboro encouraged the town of Pembroke to grow into a hub of commercial activity. Timber and turpentine from the Georgia pine forests; as well as cotton; were the main commercial activities of the early town. The city of Pembroke began as a result of the extension of the Savannah and Western Railroad through the upper part of Bryan County in 1889. The town’s first resident was M.E. Carter; a member of the railroad construction crew; who lived in a box car that was switched off at a siding; Carter would later serve as mayor of Pembroke. By the late 1890s; substantial permanent buildings were being constructed; and by 1900; Pembroke was the commercial center of Bryan County. It was incorporated as a city in 1905; and the next 20 years saw Pembroke develop into a prosperous town; with the formation of the first bank in Bryan County; a school; and many businesses.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Leo SanchezThe book was in great condition when it arrived.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy wuesly ramirezGreat!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. "A work of enormous importance to understand the cultural subtleties of the Hispanic Caribbean."By America Reads Spanish"A disciple of Fernando Ortiz; Miguel Barnet makes an important contribution to the ethnographic literature of the Caribbean with this work; which has received international acclaim. In this biography; Esteban Montejo; a slave who managed to escape from the clutches of the odious "peculiar" institution; recounts his life and describes; perhaps without realizing it; Cuban society at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. A work of enormous importance to understand the cultural subtleties of the Hispanic Caribbean." This is as reviewed in "The New Essential Guide to Spanish Reading" which is published by America Reads Spanish: a campaign aimed to increase the use and reading of the Spanish language through the thousands of libraries; schools and book stores in the US.
