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Georgia's boundaries are more than mere lines on a map. They reflect centuries of wars and treaties, political maneuvering and litigation, heroic actions and human error. From the arrival of Europeans in the New World through legislative resolutions in 2008, this book recounts the landmarks, events and people that have shaped present-day Georgia. Dr. Morton has written a well-researched account of the colony and state of Georgia with particular focus on how its boundaries were determined and measured. His attention to detail provides hitherto little-known facts presented in a straightforward manner. This book will be useful to scholars as well as lay readers interested in what could be a mundane topic, brought to life with personalities and anecdotes. He also discusses the legal activity involving Georgia's boundaries for the past two centuries, including the recent brouhaha with Tennessee prompted by the 2008 drought. I highly recommend this informative and enjoyable book. Jamil Zainaldin, president Georgia Humanities Council TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Maps & Illustrations Introduction I: Setting the Stage Important Dates I II: Georgia, the Thirteenth Colony Important Dates II III: The Birth of a State and a Nation Important Dates III IV: Defining Georgia Important Dates IV V: Georgia's Boundary Disputes Important Dates V Epilogue About the Author Acknowledgements Bibliography Index ... Read more

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Everything there is to know about Georgia
This book is full of interesting facts about Georgia that onlyyou (almost) will know after you've read the book.You can amaze all your friends!Very readable and informative. ... Read more

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The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe! With this series all about geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the worldÂ…and right in their own backyards. ... Read more

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South Georgia is a remote and beautiful island with a varied and intriguing history. This extensively illustrated book is the only comprehensive account of the island, combining historical, geographical, commercial, scientific and political events in a remarkable tour de force. The account is written by a former officer of the British Antarctic Survey, Robert Headland, who spent several periods of scientific duty on the island, the first of these in 1977 greatly stimulating his interest in all aspects of this unique environment. He was present on the island in 1982 during the invasion by the Argentinian forces. Details of these and other events connected with the invasion are included in this book. ... Read more

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Nature and humans on the Georgia coast
In "What Nature Suffers to Groe," historian Mart Stewart has crafted a superb and a prize-winning book!

The general reader interested in the fascinating and complex relationship between nature and culture will delight in this book.Professor Stewart writes clearly with careful attention to detail.He provides a nuanced understanding of the many ways economic, social, and environmental interactions re-shaped one another along the Georgia coast from 1680 to 1920.For those interested in environmental history, in Southern history, in cultural and racial narrative, or for those who seek a skillfully and persuasively told story of humans' complicated attempts to shape the natural world long before the Army Corps and Katrina, I commend this book to you.

And for scholars interested in solid research, consider what Harvard professor John Stilgoe commented to me:"This book has some of the finest footnotes I've ever read."But the bottom line for everyone is that this is a damn good story told by a first-rate historian, and you'll enjoy reading it!

Ted Fitts
Boston University
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Chapters: Decatur, Georgia, Cumberland, Peachtree Creek, Technology Square, Zones of Atlanta, Nancy Creek, South Central Business District, Peachtree Center, Hotel District, Fernbank Forest, Clear Creek, Pemberton Place, Slabtown. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 55. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Decatur, Georgia -In 1823 Decatur, Georgia was founded at the intersection of two Native American trails: the Sandtown which led east from the Chattahoochee River at Utoy Creek and the Shallowford which follows today's Clairmont Road and eventually crossed near Roswell, Georgia. The town was named for naval hero Stephen Decatur and its early roads were named logically but soon after were renamed in a curious manner: In the 1830s, the Western and Atlantic Railroad wanted to make Decatur the southernmost stop on its railroad. The citizens of Decatur did not want the noise, pollution and growth that would come with such a major terminal, so they rejected the proposal. In response, the railroad founded a new city to the west-southwest of Decatur for the terminal. This town would later become known as Atlanta, Georgia. During the American Civil War, Decatur became a strategic site in Sherman's campaign against Atlanta. In July 1864 Union general James B. McPherson occupied Decatur to cut off the Confederate's supply line from Augusta, Georgia. During the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, Confederate cavalry under Major General Joseph Wheeler attacked McPherson's supply wagons and the Union troops left to defend the wagons. A marker at the Decatur courthouse marks the site of this skirmish. In the last half of the twentieth century the metropolitan area of Atlanta expanded into unincorporated DeKalb County, eventually surrounding two sides of the incorporated town of Decatur. Concurrently many ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=110036 ... Read more

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Georgia’s boundaries are more than mere lines on a map.They reflect centuries of wars and treaties, political maneuvering and litigation, heroic actions and human error. From the arrival of Europeans in the New World through legislative resolutions in 2008, this book recounts the landmarks, events and people that have shaped present-day Georgia.

Dr. Morton has written a well-researched account of the colony and state of Georgia with particular focus on how its boundaries were determined and measured.His attention to detail provides hitherto little-known facts presented in a straightforward manner. This book will be useful to scholars as well as lay readers interested in what could be a mundane topic, brought to life with personalities and anecdotes. He also discusses the legal activity involving Georgia’s boundaries for the past two centuries, including the recent brouhaha with Tennessee prompted by the 2008 drought.

I highly recommend this informative and enjoyable book.
Jamil Zainaldin, president
Georgia Humanities Council

TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Maps & Illustrations
Introduction
I: Setting the Stage
Important Dates I
II: Georgia, the Thirteenth Colony
Important Dates II
III: The Birth of a State and a Nation
Important Dates III
IV: Defining Georgia
Important Dates IV
V: Georgia’s Boundary Disputes
Important Dates V
Epilogue
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index ... Read more

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Provides an overview of the state of Georgia, covering its history, geography, government, economy, people, and culture which includes the Creek and Cherokee Native Americans. Includes maps, facts, and a timeline. ... Read more

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Provides an overview of the state of Georgia, covering its history, geography, economy, people, and points of interest. ... Read more

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ANOTHER TANYALLOYD KYIDELIGHT
AS WITH ALL OF THE TANYA LLOYD KYI BOOKS I HAVE READ PREVIOUSLY THIS ONE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. THE BOOK IS FILLED WITH GREAT PHOTOS AND LIMITED BUT COMPREHENSIVE NARRATIVE. IT'S AN AFTERNOON TRIP TO GEORGIA WITHOUT GETTING IN THE CAR AND A HELPFUL PLANNING GUIDE FOR A REAL TRIP. ... Read more

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This work presents the medieval historical cartography of the south Caucasus. Volume contains 82 mediaeval maps with 24 details from Latin, Byzantine, Islamic, Syriac and Armenian traditions. 98 of these illustrations are in full colour. Co-published by Gomidas Institute (London) and PrintInfo (Yerevan). ... Read more

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One in a series of books analyzing the political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions of a range of countries, and how they are shaped by cultural factors. Here, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are examined both as they existed before and during the Soviet era, and how they have developed since 1991. The marked relaxation of information restrictions, which began in the late 1980s and accelerated after 1991, has allowed the reporting of nearly complete data on every aspect of life in the three countries. ... Read more

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The location of "the South" is hardly a settled or static geographic concept. Culturally speaking, are Florida and Arkansas really part of the same region? Is Texas considered part of the South or the West? This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture grapples with the contestable issue of where the cultural South is located, both on maps and in the minds of Americans.

Richard Pillsbury's introductory essay explores the evolution of geographic patterns of life within the region--agricultural practices, urban patterns, residential buildings, religious preferences, foodways, and language. The entries that follow address general topics of cultural geographic interest, such as Appalachia, exiles and expatriates, Latino and Jewish populations, migration patterns, and the profound Disneyfication of central Florida. Entries with a more concentrated focus examine major cities, such as Atlanta, New Orleans, and Memphis; the influence of black and white southern migrants on northern cities; and individual subregions, such as the Piedmont, Piney Woods, Tidewater, and Delta. Putting together the disparate pieces that make up the place called "the South," this volume sets the scene for the discussions in all the other volumes of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. ... Read more