A History of Georgia
Title | A History of Georgia PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Coleman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 461 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780820312682 |
This standard history of the state of Georgia was first published in 1977. Documenting events from the earliest discoveries by the Spanish to the rapid changes undergone during the civil rights era, the book gives broad coverage to the state's social, political, economic and cultural history.
Georgia History in Outline
Title | Georgia History in Outline PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Coleman |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1978-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780820304670 |
Since it was first published in 1955, Georgia History in Outline has been the standard concise history of the state. The third edition includes a major revision of the chapter on the twentieth century, reflecting in part new information and interpretation on modern Georgia from A History of Georgia and in part the author's personal knowledge of events since the 1920s.
Memories of the Mansion
Title | Memories of the Mansion PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra D. Deal |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2015-10-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0820348597 |
Designed by Atlanta architect A. Thomas Bradbury and opened in 1968, the mansion has been home to eight first families and houses a distinguished collection of American art and antiques. Often called “the people’s house,” the mansion is always on display, always serving the public. Memories of the Mansion tells the story of the Georgia Governor’s Mansion—what preceded it and how it came to be as well as the stories of the people who have lived and worked here since its opening in 1968. The authors worked closely with the former first families (Maddox, Carter, Busbee, Harris, Miller, Barnes, Perdue, and Deal) to capture behind-the-scenes anecdotes of what life was like in the state’s most public house. This richly illustrated book not only documents this extraordinary place and the people who have lived and worked here, but it will also help ensure the preservation of this historic resource so that it may continue to serve the state and its people.
Georgia History Stories
Title | Georgia History Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Harris Chappell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | Georgia |
ISBN |
Cornerstones of Georgia History
Title | Cornerstones of Georgia History PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas A. Scott |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2011-01-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0820340227 |
This collection of fifty-nine primary documents presents multiple viewpoints on more than four centuries of growth, conflict, and change in Georgia. The selections range from a captive's account of a 1597 Indian revolt against Spanish missionaries on the Georgia coast to an impassioned debate in 1992 between county commissioners and environmental activists over a proposed hazardous waste facility in Taylor County. Drawn from such sources as government records, newspapers, oral histories, personal diaries, and letters, the documents give a voice to the concerns and experiences of men and women representing the diverse races, ethnic groups, and classes that, over time, have contributed to the state's history. Cornerstones of Georgia History is especially suited for classroom use, but it provides any concerned citizen of the state with a historical basis on which to form relevant and independent opinions about Georgia's present-day challenges.
The Creation of Modern Georgia
Title | The Creation of Modern Georgia PDF eBook |
Author | Numan V. Bartley |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0820311782 |
Examines the persistence and ultimate collapse of Georgia's plantation-oriented colonial society and the emergence of a modern state with greater urbanization, industrialization, and diversification
Georgia
Title | Georgia PDF eBook |
Author | Buddy Sullivan |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2010-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738585895 |
Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not always followed the road traveled by the rest of the nation and the region. Explaining the common and divergent paths that make us who we are is one reason the Georgia Historical Society has collaborated with Buddy Sullivan and Arcadia Publishing to produce Georgia: A State History, the first full-length history of the state produced in nearly a generation. Sullivan's lively account draws upon the vast archival and photographic collections of the Georgia Historical Society to trace the development of Georgia's politics, economy, and society and relates the stories of the people, both great and small, who shaped our destiny. This book opens a window on our rich and sometimes tragic past and reveals to all of us the fascinating complexity of what it means to be a Georgian. The Georgia Historical Society was founded in 1839 and is headquartered in Savannah. The Society tells the story of Georgia by preserving records and artifacts, by publishing and encouraging research and scholarship, and by implementing educational and outreach programs. This book is the latest in a long line of distinguished publications produced by the Society that promote a better understanding of Georgia history and the people who make it.