Old Petersburg and the Broad River Valley of Georgia

Their Rise and Decline

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av E. Merton Coulter, E. Coulter

789 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)

Inbunden

2 569 kr

Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar

Old Petersburg and the Broad River Valley of Georgia details colonial life at Petersburg, Georgia, at the junction of Broad and Savannah Rivers. A town that grew, flourished, and eventually disappeared, Petersburg was once a valuable and unique outlet for river trade. This volume highlights various aspects of this river town, including its founding, politics, businesses, and religious practices.The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-10-15
Mått152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt402 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieGeorgia Open History Library
Antal sidor242
FörlagUniversity of Georgia Press
MedarbetareHebert,Keith
ISBN9780820359939

Tillhör följande kategorier

Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Historia inom Historia och arkeologi

E. MERTON COULTER (1890–1981) was an American historian and writer of the South, American Civil War, and Reconstruction, publishing twenty-six books on the subjects. He was a founding member of the Southern Historical Association. For forty years, he was a professor at the University of Georgia, where he was chair of the Department of History for eighteen years; for fifty years, he was editor of the Georgia Historical Quarterly. KEITH HEBERT is an associate professor and public history program officer at Auburn University. He is the author of The Long Civil War in the North Georgia Mountains: Confederate Nationalism, Sectionalism, and White Supremacy in Bartow County, Georgia and Cornerstone of the Confederacy: Alexander H. Stephens and the Speech That Defined the Lost Cause.