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Author : Betsy Fancher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780897830003
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Lost Legacy of Georgia's Golden Isles written by Betsy Fancher and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Archibald Carlisle McKinley
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820311876
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (118 download)
Download or read book The Journal of Archibald C. McKinley written by Archibald Carlisle McKinley and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable document from the Reconstruction era, The Journal of Archibald C. McKinley offers the modern reader a rare glimpse of daily life on Sapelo Island, Georgia, as seen through the eyes of an upper-class farmer. A descendant of Scottish settlers, Archibald McKinley was born in Lexington, Georgia, in 1842 and served as a Confederate officer during the Civil War. Just after the war, he began farming near Milledgeville, Georgia, and within a year had met and married Sarah Spalding, a granddaughter of Thomas Spalding, who had built his plantation empire on Sapelo Island. In 1869, the McKinleys moved to Sapelo to raise cotton, sugar cane, and other crops. The bulk of this journal is a sustained account of their sojourn on the island through 1876, before their return to Milledgeville. The brief, matter-of-fact entries that make up McKinley's journal focus mainly on the small occurrences that filled his days: farm work, hunting and fishing expeditions, sailing excursions, church services, changes in the weather, the disposition of his crops, the development of the Darien timber shipping trade. Scattered throughout, however, are intriguing references to dramatic events--shootings, trials, tensions between whites and the recently freed blacks--and to the processes of Reconstruction, as when McKinley notes that "a company of Yankee soldiers" had arrived at the penitentiary to ensure equal treatment of black and white convicts. The longest entry in the journal is a eulogy for a freedman named Scott, who, as McKinley's slave, had remained "true as steel" during McKinley's service in the Civil War. Editor Robert L. Humphries has included with the journal several of the McKinley family letters, written after Archibald and Sarah left Sapelo Island. In the introduction, historian Russell Duncan places the story in context, focusing on the larger events of Reconstruction as they pertained to Sapelo Island and to the relations between blacks and whites there.
Author : Albert Sydney Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book An Ecological Survey of the Coastal Region of Georgia written by Albert Sydney Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781561641437
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (414 download)
Download or read book Georgia's Lighthouses and Historic Coastal Sites written by Kevin M. McCarthy and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1998 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the Georgia coast is a mere 110 miles long, a wealth of historic beauty--natural and manmade--lies between the Savannah and St. Mary's Rivers. The last-settled and poorest of the original thirteen colonies of the United States, Georgia is a unique combination of war-torn history and genteel character. Here you'll find stories of Civil War soldiers, pioneers and settlers, Native Americans, seafarers and pirates (including Blackbeard), and even a ghost or two. Some of the places you'll visit: First Presbyterian Church, where smugglers hoisted a horse into the belfry to divert the townspeople's attention from their nefarious activities. St. Simons Lighthouse, one of America's oldest continuously working lighthouses and home to the ghost of keeper Frederick Osborne, whose footsteps can be heard in the tower at night. Jekyll Island Club, an elegant, posh retreat established in 1886 by some of the wealthiest families in America, including the Astors, Rockefellers, and Vanderbilts. These and other lighthouses, plantations, churches, forts, and summer cottages of wealthy Northerners and Southerners alike stand as testaments to the rich and provocative history of this, the most Southern of Southern states. Each site is illustrated with a full color painting.
Author : George A. Rogers
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865540996
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Swamp Water and Wiregrass written by George A. Rogers and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Bolster
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820357367
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Saving the Georgia Coast written by Paul Bolster and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years ago Georgia chose how it would use the natural environment of its coast. The General Assembly passed the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act in 1970, and, surprisingly, Lester Maddox, a governor who had built a conservative reputation by defending segregation, signed it into law. With this book, Paul Bolster narrates the politics of the times and brings to life the political leaders and the coalition of advocates who led Georgia to pass the most comprehensive protection of marshlands along the Atlantic seaboard. Saving the Georgia Coast brings to light the intriguing and colorful characters who formed that coalition: wealthy island owners, hunters and fishermen, people who made their home on the coast, courageous political leaders, garden-club members, clean-water protectors, and journalists. It explores how that political coalition came together behind governmental leaders and traces the origins of environmental organizations that continue to impact policy today. Saving the Georgia Coast enhances the reader’s understanding of the many steps it takes for a bill to become a law. Bolster’s account reviews state policy toward the coast today, giving the reader an opportunity to compare yesterday to the present. Current demands on the coastal environment are different—including spaceports and sea rise from climate change—but the political pressures to generate new wealth and new jobs, or to perch a home on the edge of the sea, are no different than fifty years ago. Saving the Georgia Coast spotlights the past and present decisions needed to balance human desires with the limits of what nature has to offer.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Scientific Monograph Series written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Millard B. Grimes
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865541900
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Last Linotype written by Millard B. Grimes and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Hull
Publisher : Cherokee Publishing Company (GA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book St. Simons, Enchanted Island written by Barbara Hull and published by Cherokee Publishing Company (GA). This book was released on 1980 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soon after James Edward Oglethorpe arrived from England to found the present State of Georgia, he established his home on St. Simons Island. This most-prized jewel in the chain of barrier islands known as the Golden Isles was to be a pawn in recurring difficulties with both the native Indians and the Spanish. Later, after the American colonies had asserted their independence, St. Simons developed into a patriarchal society centering upon great plantations of Sea Island cotton. Devastated by the Civil War and its aftermath, it became early in the twentieth century a favored resort for both winter and summer visitors. This is its story, written by a long-time summer visitor whose affection for 'the Island's' gentle beaches and moss-hung woodlands shines through her concise and entertaining narrative."--Publisher's description.
Author : Amy Lotson Roberts
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439667640
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Gullah Geechee Heritage in the Golden Isles written by Amy Lotson Roberts and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Isles are home to a long and proud African American and Gullah Geechee heritage. Ibo Landing was the site of a mass suicide in protest of slavery, the slave ship Wanderer landed on Jekyll Island and, thanks to preservation efforts, the Historic Harrington School still stands on St. Simons Island. From the Selden Normal and Industrial Institute to the tabby cabins of Hamilton Plantation, authors Amy Roberts and Patrick Holladay explore the rich history of the region's islands and their people, including such local notables as Deaconess Alexander, Jim Brown, Neptune Small, Hazel Floyd and the Georgia Sea Island Singers.
Author : Russell Duncan
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820362050
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Freedom's Shore written by Russell Duncan and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William S. Pollitzer
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820327839
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (278 download)
Download or read book The Gullah People and Their African Heritage written by William S. Pollitzer and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gullah people are one of our most distinctive cultural groups. Isolated off the South Carolina-Georgia coast for nearly three centuries, the native black population of the Sea Islands has developed a vibrant way of life that remains, in many ways, as African as it is American. This landmark volume tells a multifaceted story of this venerable society, emphasizing its roots in Africa, its unique imprint on America, and current threats to its survival. With a keen sense of the limits to establishing origins and tracing adaptations, William S. Pollitzer discusses such aspects of Gullah history and culture as language, religion, family and social relationships, music, folklore, trades and skills, and arts and crafts. Readers will learn of the indigo- and rice-growing skills that slaves taught to their masters, the echoes of an African past that are woven into baskets and stitched into quilts, the forms and phrasings that identify Gullah speech, and much more. Pollitzer also presents a wealth of data on blood composition, bone structure, disease, and other biological factors. This research not only underscores ongoing health challenges to the Gullah people but also helps to highlight their complex ties to various African peoples. Drawing on fields from archaeology and anthropology to linguistics and medicine, The Gullah People and Their African Heritage celebrates a remarkable people and calls on us to help protect their irreplaceable culture.
Author : T. Reed Ferguson
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865544543
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (445 download)
Download or read book The John Couper Family at Cannon's Point written by T. Reed Ferguson and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1996-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume five of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible comprises commentaries on the deuterocanonical/apocryphal books which Martin Luther called useful and good for reading yet did not consider of the same authority as Scripture. Volume five of the Mercer Commentary on the Bible includes commentaries from the critically acclaimed Mercer Commentary on the Bible and appropriate articles from the equally well-received Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. This convenient yet thorough edition is for the classroom and for anyone who wishes to focus study on these particular texts.Drawing upon original document from the United States and Scotland, Ferguson has assembled a biography of John Couper, a St. Simons Island plantation owner renowned for his humane treatment of slave, bold horticultural experiments, lifelong civic service, and his far-reaching generosity.
Author : Carolyn Lawton Harrell
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865540903
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Kith and Kin written by Carolyn Lawton Harrell and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Lawton (1723-1757) immigrated from England to Charleston County, South Carolina during or before 1737, married three times, and moved in 1744 to Edisto Island, Colleton County, South Carolina. Descen- dants and relatives lived in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and elsewhere.
Author : John T. Edge
Publisher : Compass America Guides
ISBN 13 : 9780679002451
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Georgia written by John T. Edge and published by Compass America Guides. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fodor's Compass GeorgiaCreated by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations. Covering everything there is to see and do as well as choice lodging and dining, these gorgeous full-color guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of the region they're visiting. Georgia -- An Insider's Guide Written and photographed by local experts Outstanding color photography, plus a wealth of archival images Topical essays and literary extracts Detailed color maps Great ideas for things to see and do Capsule reviews of hotels and restaurants Unique coverage includes: Walking tour of beautiful Savannah: shady square and historic homes, magenta azaleas and live oak draped with Spanish moss Classic barbecue and New Southern cuisine Coastal islands -- white sand, secluded resorts, tranquil evenings Middle Georgia -- small towns, courthouse squares, antebellum mansions Quirky Appalachia -- cabins, pine forests, lakeside resorts Modern Atlanta's restaurants and nightlife Georgia music -- rock bands in Athens, freedom singers in Albany, blues guitarists in Macon, the balladeers in the Appalachians And much more.
Author : Joseph Dabney
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402250614
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking written by Joseph Dabney and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for Southerners, history lovers, and foodies alike. Discover the secrets of one of the most mysterious, romantic regions in the South: the Lowcountry. James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award-winning author Joe Dabney produces another gem with this comprehensive celebration of Lowcountry cooking. Packed with history, authoritative folklore, photographs, and fascinating sidebars, Dabney takes readers on a tour of the Coastal Plain, including Charleston, Savannah, and Beaufort, the rice plantations, and the sea islands. Includes: Benne Seed Biscuits Sweet Potato Pie Frogmore Stew She Crab Soup Brunswick Stew Hoppin' John Oyster Purloo Cooter Soup Hags Head Cheese Goobers And much, much more!
Author : Dena J. Epstein
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252071508
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (715 download)
Download or read book Sinful Tunes and Spirituals written by Dena J. Epstein and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awarded both the Chicago Folklore Prize and the Simkins Prize of the Southern Historical Association From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and queens of Africa to the spirited worksongs and "shouts" of freedmen, in Sinful Tunes and Spirituals Dena J. Epstein traces the course of early black folk music in all its guises. This classic work is being reissued with a new author's preface on the silver anniversary of its original publication.
