The Short Life of Free Georgia

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Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469624044
Total Pages : 158 pages
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Book Synopsis The Short Life of Free Georgia by : Noeleen McIlvenna

Download or read book The Short Life of Free Georgia written by Noeleen McIlvenna and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For twenty years in the eighteenth century, Georgia--the last British colony in what became the United States--enjoyed a brief period of free labor, where workers were not enslaved and were paid. The Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia created a "Georgia experiment" of philanthropic enterprise and moral reform for poor white workers, though rebellious settlers were more interested in shaking off the British social system of deference to the upper class. Only a few elites in the colony actually desired the slave system, but those men, backed by expansionist South Carolina planters, used the laborers' demands for high wages as examples of societal unrest. Through a campaign of disinformation in London, they argued for slavery, eventually convincing the Trustees to abandon their experiment. In The Short Life of Free Georgia, Noeleen McIlvenna chronicles the years between 1732 and 1752 and challenges the conventional view that Georgia's colonial purpose was based on unworkable assumptions and utopian ideals. Rather, Georgia largely succeeded in its goals--until self-interested parties convinced England that Georgia had failed, leading to the colony's transformation into a replica of slaveholding South Carolina.

A Brief History of Our Free Family in Georgia

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Early American Rebels

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Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469656078
Total Pages : 183 pages
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Book Synopsis Early American Rebels by : Noeleen McIlvenna

Download or read book Early American Rebels written by Noeleen McIlvenna and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the half century after 1650 that saw the gradual imposition of a slave society in England's North American colonies, poor white settlers in the Chesapeake sought a republic of equals. Demanding a say in their own destinies, rebels moved around the region looking for a place to build a democratic political system. This book crosses colonial boundaries to show how Ingle's Rebellion, Fendall's Rebellion, Bacon's Rebellion, Culpeper's Rebellion, Parson Waugh's Tumult, and the colonial Glorious Revolution were episodes in a single struggle because they were organized by one connected group of people. Adding land records and genealogical research to traditional sources, Noeleen McIlvenna challenges standard narratives that disdain poor whites or leave them out of the history of the colonial South. She makes the case that the women of these families played significant roles in every attempt to establish a more representative political system before 1700. McIlvenna integrates landless immigrants and small farmers into the history of the Chesapeake region and argues that these rebellious anti-authoritarians should be included in the pantheon of the nation's Founders.

Slave Life in Georgia

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Total Pages : 266 pages
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A History of Georgia

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ISBN 13 : 9780820312682
Total Pages : 461 pages
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Book Synopsis A History of Georgia by : Kenneth Coleman

Download or read book A History of Georgia written by Kenneth Coleman and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Remember Me

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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820338753
Total Pages : 92 pages
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Book Synopsis Remember Me by : Charles W. Joyner

Download or read book Remember Me written by Charles W. Joyner and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published in association with the Georgia Humanities Council."

Through Georgia's Eyes

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805077407
Total Pages : 44 pages
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Book Synopsis Through Georgia's Eyes by : Rachel Rodríguez

Download or read book Through Georgia's Eyes written by Rachel Rodríguez and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-02-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Georgia O'Keeffe from her childhood in Wisconsin through her work in New Mexico.

A Short Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe

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Publisher : Benna Books
ISBN 13 : 9781944038168
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis A Short Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe by : Kira Randolph

Download or read book A Short Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe written by Kira Randolph and published by Benna Books. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise overview of the life of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe.

The Experiment

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Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1786990954
Total Pages : 300 pages
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Book Synopsis The Experiment by : Eric Lee

Download or read book The Experiment written by Eric Lee and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many the Russian Revolution of 1917 was a symbol of hope. In the eyes of its critics, however, Soviet authoritarianism and the horrors of the gulags have led to the revolution becoming synonymous with oppression, threatening to forever taint the very idea of socialism. The experience of Georgia, which declared its independence from Russia in 1918, tells a different story. In this riveting history, Eric Lee explores the little-known saga of the country’s experiment in democratic socialism, detailing the epic, turbulent events of this forgotten chapter in revolutionary history. Along the way, we are introduced to a remarkable cast of characters – among them the men and women who strove for a more inclusive vision of socialism that featured multi-party elections, freedom of speech and assembly, a free press and a civil society grounded in trade unions and cooperatives. Though the Georgian Democratic Republic lasted for just three years before it was brutally crushed on the orders of Stalin, it was able to offer, however briefly, a glimpse of a more humane alternative to the Soviet reality that was to come.

Some Account of the Design of the Trustees for Establishing Colonys in America

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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820359424
Total Pages : 96 pages
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Book Synopsis Some Account of the Design of the Trustees for Establishing Colonys in America by : Noeleen McIlvenna

Download or read book Some Account of the Design of the Trustees for Establishing Colonys in America written by Noeleen McIlvenna and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Account of the Design of the Trustees for Establishing Colonys in America is a pamphlet authored by James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia. In this pamphlet, Oglethorpe ventures into American colonial theory, explores ideas about the southern frontier, and clears a path for the success of his new colony of Georgia. Oglethorpe grapples with questions related to settlement, such as the relationship between the established Church and the individual settler or the type of site he wanted for his colony. Some Account of the Design of the Trustees for Establishing Colonys in America offers new insight into the early days of the colony of Georgia and its founder. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Life in a Georgia Town

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1477284621
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Book Synopsis Life in a Georgia Town by : Sean Ross

Download or read book Life in a Georgia Town written by Sean Ross and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12-14 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Sean Peyton Ross. I write this book for present and future generations to read while I still have enough mental capacity and memory to write it before my injury depletes me. I was basically a late term miscarriage born by c section at 6 and 3/4 months old. 5 times I should have died. I am and always have lived on borrowed time. I was kept alive in an incubator by the doctors until I weighed enough and developed enough to survive outside the incubator. I was always a sickly child and was small. The other kids beat up and bullied on me. All my life, through school where I excelled in academics I was beaten up and bullied on. I was put down by the kids who wanted to be bad and the rich kids who thought they were the last word in society. I was bullied in the Navy, In college, at work and in the State Defense Force where I spoke up for the troops and inadvertently caused 3 generals to be fi red after a mission of mercy from a tornado in my hometown started going awry. I had to leave the State Defense Force under duress from the Commanding General. I now have been black listed and no one remembers the good I tried to do while in uniform. I now live in fear for my family and myself. This book is to serve as a journal and as a warning of how diffi cult, cruel and ugly life can be sometimes. It also serves as a guide to those who read this book so that the readers will be able to learn from what I have written. It will inspire those who read it to try harder to improve themselves and the world they now live in. The world cannot advance as a people socially if we only dwell on the triumphs of yesterday do not know of or take heed of the sins and mistakes of the past.

Georgia Odyssey

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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820335096
Total Pages : 202 pages
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Book Synopsis Georgia Odyssey by : James C. Cobb

Download or read book Georgia Odyssey written by James C. Cobb and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2010-01-25 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgia Odyssey is a lively survey of the state’s history, from its beginnings as a European colony to its current standing as an international business mecca, from the self-imposed isolation of its Jim Crow era to its role as host of the centennial Olympic Games and beyond, from its long reign as the linchpin state of the Democratic Solid South to its current dominance by the Republican Party. This new edition incorporates current trends that have placed Georgia among the country’s most dynamic and attractive states, fueled the growth of its Hispanic and Asian American populations, and otherwise dramatically altered its demographic, economic, social, and cultural appearance and persona. “The constantly shifting cultural landscape of contemporary Georgia,” writes James C. Cobb, “presents a jumbled panorama of anachronism, contradiction, contrast, and peculiarity.” A Georgia native, Cobb delights in debunking familiar myths about his state as he brings its past to life and makes it relevant to today. Not all of that past is pleasant to recall, Cobb notes. Moreover, not all of today’s Georgians are as unequivocal as the tobacco farmer who informed a visiting journalist in 1938 that “we Georgians are Georgian as hell.” That said, a great many Georgians, both natives and new arrivals, care deeply about the state’s identity and consider it integral to their own. Georgia Odyssey is the ideal introduction to our past and a unique and often provocative look at the interaction of that past with our present and future.

Going to Ground

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Publisher : IET
ISBN 13 : 9780865549050
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Book Synopsis Going to Ground by : Amy Blackmarr

Download or read book Going to Ground written by Amy Blackmarr and published by IET. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unfulfilled by city life, Amy Blackmarr sold her thriving Kansas business and returned to the pine woods of South Georgia to follow a dream. For five years, she lived in her grandfather's "old scarecrow of a fishing cabin" beside the pond. Now with warmth, humor, and a strong, clear voice, she brings her rustic world alive in stories about her dogs, life without hot water, visits from an alligator, and the life and death of her grandmother. Blackmarr also writes candidly of the demons she must conquer in her own nature to become the person she longs to be while continually proving there is wonder to be found in every moment. In the tradition of Thoreau's "Walden and Annie Dillard's "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Going to Ground is a tribute to the transcendent beauty of nature and the joys, fears, lessons, and serenity of the solitary life. Originally published in 1997, Mercer University Press proudly introduces this new edition.

Free Labor in an Unfree World

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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820326704
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis Free Labor in an Unfree World by : Michele Gillespie

Download or read book Free Labor in an Unfree World written by Michele Gillespie and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individual case studies explore the artisans' worlds on a more personal level, introducing us to the lives and work of such individuals as William Price Talmage, a journeyman; Reuben King, an artisan who became a planter; and Jett Thomas, one of the first master builders to leave his mark on Georgia's architecture."--BOOK JACKET.

The Struggle for Power in Colonial America, 1607–1776

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Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498565964
Total Pages : 371 pages
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Book Synopsis The Struggle for Power in Colonial America, 1607–1776 by : William R. Nester

Download or read book The Struggle for Power in Colonial America, 1607–1776 written by William R. Nester and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s colonial era began and ended dramatically, with the founding of the first enduring settlement at Jamestown on May 14, 1607 and the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. During those 169 years, conflicts were endemic and often overlapping among the colonists, between the colonists and the original inhabitants, between the colonists and other imperial European peoples, and between the colonists and the mother country. As conflicts were endemic, so too were struggles for power. This study reveals the reasons for, stages, and results of these conflicts. The dynamic driving this history are two inseparable transformations as English subjects morphed into American citizens, and the core American cultural values morphed from communitarianism and theocracy into individualism and humanism. These developments in turn were shaped by the changing ways that the colonists governed, made money, waged war, worshipped, thought, wrote, and loved. Extraordinary individuals led that metamorphosis, explorers like John Smith and Daniel Boone, visionaries like John Winthrop and Thomas Jefferson, entrepreneurs like William Phips and John Hancock, dissidents like Rogers Williams and Anne Hutchinson, warriors like Miles Standish and Benjamin Church, free spirits like Thomas Morton and William Byrd, and creative writers like Anne Bradstreet and Robert Rogers. Then there was that quintessential man of America’s Enlightenment, Benjamin Franklin. And finally, George Washington who, more than anyone, was responsible for winning American independence when and how it happened.

The Good Forest

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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 0820366129
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis The Good Forest by : Karen Auman

Download or read book The Good Forest written by Karen Auman and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2024-06 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Georgia, the last of Britain’s American mainland colonies, began with high aspirations to create a morally sound society based on small family farms with no enslaved workers. But those goals were not realized, and Georgia became a slave plantation society, following the Carolina model. This trajectory of failure is well known. But looking at the Salzburgers, who emigrated from Europe as part of the original plan, providesa very different story. The Good Forest reveals the experiences of the Salzburger migrants who came to Georgia with the support of British and German philanthropy, where they achieved self-sufficiency in the Ebenezer settlement while following the Trustees’ plans. Because their settlement compriseda significant portion of Georgia’s early population, their experiences provide a corrective to our understanding of early Georgia and help reveal the possibilities in Atlantic colonization as they built a cohesive community. The relative success of the Ebenezer settlement, furthermore, challenges the inherent environmental, cultural, and economic determinism that has dominated Georgia history. That well-worn narrative often implies (or even explicitly states) that only a slave-based plantation economy—as implemented after the Trustee era—could succeed. With this history, Auman illuminates the interwoven themes of Atlantic migrations, colonization, charity, and transatlantic religious networks.

Charleston and Savannah

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ISBN 13 : 0820363200
Total Pages : 365 pages
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Book Synopsis Charleston and Savannah by : Thomas D. Wilson

Download or read book Charleston and Savannah written by Thomas D. Wilson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2023-02-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas D. Wilson’s Charleston and Savannah is the first comprehensive history of Charleston and Savannah in a single volume that weaves together the influences and parallels of their intrinsic stories. As two of the earliest English-speaking cities founded in America, Charleston and Savannah are among the nation’s top historic sites. Their historic characters, which attract millions of visitors each year, are each a rich blend of cultural, environmental, and socioeconomic elements. Yet even with this popularity, both cities now face a challenge in preserving their authentic historic character, natural beauty, and environmental quality. Wilson charts the ebb and flow of the progress and development of the cities using various through lines running within each chapter, constructing an overall character assessment of each. Wilson charts the economic rise of these port cities, beginning with their British foundations and transatlantic trade in the colonies through to their twentieth-century economic declines and resurgences. He examines the cultural and economic aspects of their Lowcountry landscapes and their evolution as progress and industrialization made their mark. Employing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies in his comparisons of the two cities, he considers their histories, natural landscapes, weather patterns, economies, demographics, culture, architecture, city planning, and infrastructure. While each has its own civic and cultural strengths and weaknesses, both are positioned as historically significant southern cities, even as they assess aspects of their problematic pasts.