{"product_id":"placenames-of-georgia-paperback","title":"Placenames of Georgia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn H. Goff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancis Lee Utley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMarion R. Hemperley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Goff wrote for people of all reasonings--historians, linguists, anthropologists, geographers, cartographers, folklorists, and those ubiquitous intelligent readers. Comprising one of the most informative and appealing contributions to the study of toponymy, his short studies have never before been widely available. \u003ci\u003ePlacenames of Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the sketches that appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Mineral Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e and other longer articles so that all interested in Georgia and the Southeast can share Professor Goff's intimate knowledge of the history and geography of his state and region, his linguistic rigor, and his appreciation of the folklore surrounding many of Georgia's names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn H. Goff (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e JOHN H. GOFF, an economist specializing in transportation, spent most of his adult life in and around Georgia, serving among other duties, as an economist for the Tennessee Valley Authority and as a professor at Auburn University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Emory University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancis Lee Utley (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FRANCIS LEE UTLEY (1907-1974) was a professor of English at Ohio State University, where he taught for thirty-nine years. A man of myriad interests, Professor Utley wrote with equal ease in literature, linguistics, and folklore. His publications span the centuries from Noah's ark to William Faulkner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarion R. Hemperley (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e MARION HEMPERLEY is an archivist in the Georgia Surveyor General Department. She has published articles in the \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouth Carolina Historical Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAlabama Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 536\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757868712224,"sku":"9780820331294","price":67.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ae7a4f1f7075ba04b9fdba71a5efc72.webp?v=1780113582","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/placenames-of-georgia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}