| Georgia: A State History Contributor(s): Sullivan, Buddy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738585890 ISBN-13: 9780738585895 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| Dewey: 975.8 |
| LCCN: 2009941863 |
| Series: Making of America (Arcadia) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (1.20 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Georgia |
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| Publisher Description: Georgia: A State History, 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. Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the s |
Contributor Bio(s): Sullivan, Buddy: - 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. Buddy Sullivan is the author of twelve books and is recognized as a leading authority on the history of coastal Georgia. He is the author of Early Days on the Georgia Tidewater and From Beautiful Zion to Red Bird Creek: A History of Bryan County, Georgia (recipient of the Georgia Historical Society's Lilla M. Hawes Award in 2000), in addition to published works on nineteenth-century coastal Georgia agriculture. A native of Savannah and McIntosh County, Georgia, he is the Director of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve and has been closely affiliated with the Georgia Historical Society since 1992. |