It's Not That Lincoln: The Curious Stories Behind Savannah's Historic Street Names (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781535248419)

Tony Cope is a native of Savannah, Georgia, who retired after thirty years in public education, serving as a teacher, head baseball coach, administrator and creator and long-time director of the award winning environmental education facility, the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. He was a member of a long list of State and local boards, served three terms as president of the Savannah Symphony and was featured in the book, "Movers and Shakers of Georgia". He is the author of "On the Swing Shift: Building Liberty Ships in Savannah" published by the Naval Institute Press in 2009, "The House on Gaston: A Savannah Childhood" published in 2013, and "Stealing Stones" published in 2015, both by The Abercorn Press. In Ireland he has written the scripts for and performed in three highly acclaimed musical productions, Moon River; A Reflection, a tribute to Savannah's Johnny Mercer, "The Rat Pack and Friends" and "Tin Pan Alley: From Ragtime to Show Time". He is also the co-author of "A History of the Mashie-Niblicks Golfing Society" published in 2012. Tony now lives with his wife, Ellen, and five cats near Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland, dividing his time between writing, playing golf (badly) and building dry stone walls.