| A History of Georgia, 2nd Ed. Contributor(s): Coleman, Kenneth (Editor), Carter, Jimmy (Foreword by), Bartley, Numan V. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 082031269X ISBN-13: 9780820312699 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $33.61 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 975.8 |
| LCCN: 90-41759 |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6" W x 9.06" (1.57 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1977, A History of Georgia has become the standard history of the state. Documenting events from the earliest discoveries by the Spanish to the rapid changes the state has undergone with the civil rights era, the book gives broad coverage to the state's social, political, economic, and cultural history. This work details Georgia's development from past to present, including the early Cherokee land disputes, the state's secession from the Union, cotton's reign, Reconstruction, the Bourbon era, the effects of the New Deal, Martin Luther King, Jr., the fall of the county-unit system, and Jimmy Carter's election to the presidency. Also noted are the often-overlooked contributions of Indians, blacks, and women. Each imparting his own special knowledge and understanding of a particular period in the state's history, the authors bring into focus the personalities and events that made Georgia what it is today. For this new edition, available in paperback for the first time, A History of Georgia has been revised to bring the work up through the events of the 1980s. The bibliographies for each section and the appendixes have also been updated to include relevant scholarship from the last decade. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bartley, Numan V.: - NUMAN V. BARTLEY was E. Merton Coulter Professor of History at the University of Georgia. He published several books on the South.Boney, F. N.: - F. N. BONEY, a retired professor of history, has been affiliated with the University of Georgia for more than thirty years.Coleman, Kenneth: - KENNETH COLEMAN was a professor of history at the University of Georgia and the author of numerous books about the state. He coedited the Colonial Records of Georgia (Georgia). |