About Bob

   
   I like to write about the South...the South of yesterday, because I find the people, places and events so intriguing. That's one reason my wife Gwen and I choose to live in the historic Summerville District in Augusta, Georgia.

     I've been a broadcast journalist, city mayor, senior executive in a presidential administration, conservationist, Vietnam War veteran, movie actor, DoD school business manager, flight instructor -  oh, just so many careers.  But what I enjoy most is the title "author."

     I hope you enjoy reading my books and watching my movies and television shows, as much as I enjoy researching. writing, and participating in them.

  • Presenter at the 2019 Augusta Literary Festival
  • Historian, The Curse of Civil War Gold, The History Channel
  • 2018 Nominee, Georgia Author of the Year, Detective/Mystery
  • Presenter at the 2018 Writers Weekend at Augusta University 
  • Recognized by the United Daughters of the Confederacy with the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal for furthering the preservation of Confederate history  
  • Two-time finalist for the Frank Yerby Award at the Augusta Literary Festival
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Watch Bob Young's interview with Jennie Montgomery on "Jennie"
​on WJBF-TV, Augusta, Georgia