{"product_id":"a-history-of-georgia-2nd-ed-paperback","title":"A History of Georgia, 2nd Ed. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJimmy Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eNuman V. Bartley\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1977, \u003ci\u003eA History of Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor this new edition, available in paperback for the first time, \u003ci\u003eA History of Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDocumenting events from the earliest discoveries by the Spanish to the rapid changes the state has undergone with the civil rights era, this book gives broad coverage to the state's social, political, economic, and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKENNETH COLEMAN (1916-99) was a professor of history at the University of Georgia and the author of numerous books about the state's colonial and revolutionary roots. He coedited \u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Records of the State of Georgia.\u003c\/i\u003e His best-known book, \u003ci\u003eGeorgia History in Outline\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), remains in print and widely read, making it one of UGA Press's most successful releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 9.06 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779226206496,"sku":"9780820312699","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b3ab7d20bf16cb4a2408dc4f2082d81.webp?v=1780513790","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-history-of-georgia-2nd-ed-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}