Peach State has its origins in Atlanta, Georgia, the author’s hometown and an emblematic city of the New South, a name that reflects the American region’s invigoration in recent decades by immigration and a spirit of reinvention. Focused mainly on food and cooking, these poems explore the city’s transformation from the mid-twentieth century to today, as seen and shaped by Chinese Americans. The poems are set in restaurants, home kitchens, grocery stores, and the houses of friends and neighbors. Often employing forms—sonnet, villanelle, sestina, palindrome, ghazal, rhymed stanzas—they also mirror the constant negotiation with tradition that marks both immigrant and Southern experience. Excerpt from “You’re from the South?” As if it had never joined the Union. As if we had to go through Customs when bringing Vidalia onions to uncles and cousins in the North, where Confucians and their brethren flock for education. As if our speech required translation or at least interpretation. As if Hartsfield-Jackson were a plantation, the Amtrak Crescent a moon over rows of cotton, and all of us a population that never saw snow or migration.

This book explores the significance of the peach as a cultural icon and viable commodity in the American South.

Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Georgia.

Describes the history, ecology, geography, economy, and sights of the Peach State, Georgia.

Georgia Icons celebrates the Peach State through photographs and essays highlighting 50 of the best places, inventions, foods, buildings, and institutions the state has to offer..

Your students will learn all about the Peach State from this engaging book. From its history to its landmarks, readers get to take a journey through one of the souths grandest states.

Historically, farming has played a major role in GeorgiaÕs economy. The state is known best for its crops of cotton, peanuts, and peaches. Today Georgia is an economic leader in the South, with Atlanta acting as a center for trade and finance. See how life in Georgia varies from city to countryside in this introductory book for young learners.