Michael W. Kitchens practices law in Athens, Georgia, where he is involved in preservation efforts. He is author of Ghosts of Grandeur: Georgia's Lost Antebellum Homes and Plantations, the 2013 Gold Medal Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Nonfiction and coauthor of Southern Splendor: Saving Architectural Treasures of the Old South.
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