Sam Wyly - copies of Beyond Tallulah available

[svb002]

The history department at UNC Charlotte has six copies of Beyond Tallulah by Dennis Hamilton, which chronicles the life and influence of Sam Wyly. Unfortunately, there's not much interest in the book in NC and the department is trying to give them to interested parties. I was really excited to find this, and I think they were just as thrilled to find someone familiar with the topic.

I figured there was no better place to try than BBB.

You can have a copy for free (only pay shipping). Contact Leigh Robbins (lrobbin1@uncc.edu) at the department to make arrangements. Just a note: one copy doesn't have a dust jacket.

Also, there's also a website set up for the book - http://beyondtallulah.com/index.php. If there's a card in the front of the book--my copy had one--you can enter your zip code and the included password at the site to have Wyly donate $10 to one of three charities.

[svb002]

All copies now have a home. Thanks for your help!

[PawDawg]

Just curious. Wasn't he born in Lake Providence and grew up in Delhi? How did Tallulah work into the title?

[svb002]

Just curious. Wasn't he born in Lake Providence and grew up in Delhi? How did Tallulah work into the title?

It's a reference to Wyly's setting goals, achieving them, and then moving on to the next goal. Getting beyond Tallulah was beating them in the annual Thanksgiving Day high school football game. Once he got beyond Tallulah then, "What next?"

[PawDawg]

It's a reference to Wyly's setting goals, achieving them, and then moving on to the next goal. Getting beyond Tallulah was beating them in the annual Thanksgiving Day high school football game. Once he got beyond Tallulah then, "What next?"

Thanks. Very interesting.