Octavo, softbound (stiff glossy blue illus. wrappers), [166] pp. Fine. Articles: A Frontier for Pioneer Revolutionaries: John Dooly and the Beginnings of Popular Democracy in Original Wilkes County; At the Midnight Hour: Economic Dilemmas and Harsh Realities in Post-Civil War Savannah; La Cubana City: A Cuban Cigar Manufacturing Community Near Thomasville, Georgia, During the 1890s; Teacher and Learner: Don West and the Democratic Classroom, 1942-1945; Georgia History in 2005. View More...
Octavo, softbound (stiff glossy blue illus. wrappers), [118] pp. Fine. Articles: The British Sailors' Advocate: James Oglethorpe's First Philanthropic Venture; The Georgia & Florida Railroad and Wiregrass Agriculture; Overcoming the Defect of Sex: Georgia Women's Fight ffor Access to Jury Service; From Rural Roots to Global Reach: Celebrating a Century of Success at the University of West Georgia [Georgia History in Pictures]; Book Reviews; Recently Processed Manuscript Collections at the Georgia Historical Society. View More...
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Doraville, GA: Foote & Davies, 1968. First Edition.
Seller ID: 17831scs
Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decoration to upper cover, xi, 242 pp. Near-Fine, with a few light scuff marks. Contents: Atlanta's Heritage; West End and Roswell Are Settled; The First Settlers Move In; Railroads Come to Terminus; The First Train Rolls; Atlanta is Names; Atlanta's Streets Were Built on Cowpaths; Stone Mountain; The Police Department in Early Atlanta; The Atlanta Fire Department; Early Mail Service; Atlanta's First Churches; How Peachtree Street Got Its Name; Atlanta's Streets Have Interesting Names; Sassafras Tea and Mustard Plasters; Atlanta's Part in the ... View More...
Three parts in one volume, second issue with original sheets. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 73 pp + 137 pp + 24 pp. First page professionally repaired. Contents: The Oconee War; The Oconee War Continued; Alexander McGillivray; Gen. Elijah Clark; Col. Benjamin Hawkins; Middle Georgia; Middle Georgia and the Negro; Middle Georgia and the Land Lottery System; The Pine Mountain; King's Gap and King's Trails; THe Pine Barren Speculation in 1794, 1795; The Yazoo Fraud. View More...
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Gainesville: University Press of Florida, (2002).
Seller ID: 60943bd
Signed by Gene Petterson, Roy Peter Clark and Raymond Arsenault. Octavo, gold cloth & white boards (hardcover), 305 pp. Near-Fine, with light foxing (age darkening) to endpapers and edges; in a Near-Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: The Changing South of Gene Patterson celebrates the work of one of America's most influential journalists, who wrote in a time and place of dramatic social and political upheaval. The editor of the Atlanta Constitution from 1960 through 1968, Patterson wrote directly to his fellow white southerners every day, working to persuade them to change their ways. H... View More...
Publisher:
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, (2002). First Edition.
Seller ID: 60943bd2
Octavo, gold cloth & white boards (hardcover), 305 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: The Changing South of Gene Patterson celebrates the work of one of America's most influential journalists, who wrote in a time and place of dramatic social and political upheaval. The editor of the Atlanta Constitution from 1960 through 1968, Patterson wrote directly to his fellow white southerners every day, working to persuade them to change their ways. His words were so inspirational that he was asked by Walter Cronkite to read live on the CBS Evening News his most famous column, about ... View More...
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Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1956.
Seller ID: 9472gcs
Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, x, 149 pp. Neaqr-Fine, with light foxing (age darkening); in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with light edgewear. From dust jacket: In the 1830s the town of Auraria, located in north Georgia, grew up and reached its zenith. Herein is the colorful story of this exciting gold-mining town, the first in American history, antedating by almost two decades the mining booms in the West. But Auraria dwindled and faded until in the twentieth century it became one of the dead towns. In placing Auraria in its proper perspective the author goes ... View More...
Octavo, softbound (slick, photo. illus. stiff wrappers), 128 pp. Fine. From lower cover: Covering just less than two-and-a-half square miles, Savannah's Historic District is a steadfast remnant of the Old South -- even in times marked by fast-paced technology and bustling growth. The city air is still sweetened by the scent of tea olives and jasmine, her streets are still lined with the rich palettes of azaleas and camellias, and her people are generous and welcoming. Savannah has enchanted residents and visitors alike for more than two-and-a-half centuries with rich architectural heritag... View More...
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Folkston, Ga.: Folkston-Charlton Chamber of Commerce, [1976].
Seller ID: vas730
Single sheet, 8.5 x 13 ins., printed both sides and folded into four panels (8 parts). Photos, map. Mentions of greased pole climb, fishing rodeo, cake walk, parade, arts & crafts exhibit, beauty pageant, watermelon eating contest, home cooking booths; lists nearby motels and restaurants. Fine, with typed daily schedule. View More...
Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), xii, 691 pp. Photos. This, the first volume of the set, is primarily concerned with the history of the area. It includes rosters of each of several wars, including: the American Revolution, service in the Florida Seminole wars, the American Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I and World War II. Very Good. View More...
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The Thomas County Historical Society, 2001. Second Edition. This Second Edition of Thomasville, Georgia... A Place Apart is made possible through the generosity of the William Howard Flowers, Jr. Foundation.
Seller ID: vita5459
Quarto, green illustrated cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decoration to upper cover, 120 pp. With ÒWinnstead Plantation: A Short History by Daniel W. Sanford; and Thomasville, Worth the Trip: Walking-Driving Tour, Thomasville, Georgia. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. From dust jacket: This is the pictorial biography of a remarkable town. Included are hundreds of rare photographs, many never before published, dating back to daguerreotypes of individuals who began the unique story. A large number of pictures, taken by the gifted photographer A. W. Moller, document the p... View More...
Octavo, softbound (stiff, illus. tan wrappers), [189] pp. Fine. Contents: Shadow Boxing in Georgia: The Beginnings of Moravia-Lutheran conflict in British North America; Demarbelizing Bobby Jones; The Georgia Baptist Convention and Desegregation, 1945-1980; Atlanta Women at War: We are on the Eve of Stirring Events; Round Homespun Coat and PAntaloons of the Same: Slave Clothing as Reflected in Fugitive Slave Advertisements in Atebellum Georgia; Shaping a Presidential Image: FDR in Georgia; Book Reviews; Book Notes; News and Notices. View More...
Publisher:
Colquitt, Georgia: Sobek Press, 1994. First Edition.
Seller ID: vas5364
Octavo, hardcover (slick, full-color illus. green boards), 153 pp. Near Fine with light foxing (age darkened spotting). From lower cover: A slice of life, South Georgia style with all the comedy and tragedy of daily living, that is what can be found in the pages of Swamp Gravy: Folk Tales of South Georgia. This collection of local stories is gleaned from personal interviews, family histories, tall tales, and haunting legends with some tried and true home remedies included. Life as it used to be, simple and unhurried, is evoked in these narratives as real people tell about real life. Thi... View More...
Signed by the Author. Octavo, softbound (slick white photo. illus. wrappers), 201 pp + Index. Contents include: Introduction; The Establishment of Banks; The Cherokee Indians; White Family; Wynne Cemetery; Wynne Family & Slaves; The Old Courthouse; Hanging of Will Gober; Old Jail; Hanging of Neele Rylee; Will of Daniel Bush; Bush family Slaves; Bush family Cemetery; Slave Owners; Deeds, Wills; Black Census 1860 - 1880; Confederate REgents from Banks Co Ga; Co A 2nd Regiment ÒBanks County GuardsÓ; Co H 34th Regiment ÒVolunteer InfantryÓ; Letters from Soldiers in the Confederacy; Co A 24th Re... View More...
