Author: Sullivan, Buddy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439626227
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Georgia: A State History, opens a window on our rich and sometimes tragic past and reveals to all of us the fascinating complexity of what it means to be a Georgian. Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not always followed the road traveled by the rest of the nation and the region. Explaining the common and divergent paths that make us who we are is one reason the Georgia Historical Society has collaborated with Buddy Sullivan and Arcadia Publishing to produce Georgia: A State History, the first full-length history of the state produced in nearly a generation. Sullivan's lively account draws upon the vast archival and photographic collections of the Georgia Historical Society to trace the development of Georgia's politics, economy, and society and relates the stories of the people, both great and small, who shaped our destiny.
Georgia
Author: Sullivan, Buddy
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439626227
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Georgia: A State History, opens a window on our rich and sometimes tragic past and reveals to all of us the fascinating complexity of what it means to be a Georgian. Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not always followed the road traveled by the rest of the nation and the region. Explaining the common and divergent paths that make us who we are is one reason the Georgia Historical Society has collaborated with Buddy Sullivan and Arcadia Publishing to produce Georgia: A State History, the first full-length history of the state produced in nearly a generation. Sullivan's lively account draws upon the vast archival and photographic collections of the Georgia Historical Society to trace the development of Georgia's politics, economy, and society and relates the stories of the people, both great and small, who shaped our destiny.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439626227
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Georgia: A State History, opens a window on our rich and sometimes tragic past and reveals to all of us the fascinating complexity of what it means to be a Georgian. Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not always followed the road traveled by the rest of the nation and the region. Explaining the common and divergent paths that make us who we are is one reason the Georgia Historical Society has collaborated with Buddy Sullivan and Arcadia Publishing to produce Georgia: A State History, the first full-length history of the state produced in nearly a generation. Sullivan's lively account draws upon the vast archival and photographic collections of the Georgia Historical Society to trace the development of Georgia's politics, economy, and society and relates the stories of the people, both great and small, who shaped our destiny.
The American Archivist
Author:
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Includes sections "Reviews of books" and "Abstracts of archive publications (Western and Eastern Europe)."
Publisher:
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Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Includes sections "Reviews of books" and "Abstracts of archive publications (Western and Eastern Europe)."
Frontier Link with the World
Author: David E. Paterson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A Frontier Link with the World is the history of one small company which operated a track sixteen miles long and served essentially one community. This company shared significant characteristics with its much larger neighbors, and therefore serves as a microcosm depicting the interrelationships between the corporate activities of a Georgia railroad and the economic and social history of the community it served.A Frontier Link with the World balances discussions of government and corporate influences on railroad development with the activity and interest, collective and individual, of investors and customers in the local community. Paterson describes misconceptions about the railroad's purpose and potential which fostered a love-hate relationship between local people and the railroad. From an analysis of the local economy, David Paterson explores how much the railroad benefited the community, and who benefited most. Beyond scheduled freight and passenger services, the author details other railroad services which broadened the social and cultural horizons of the community.The book makes extensive use of manuscript sources, including the recently - available Central of Georgia Railway Collection at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah. Significant depth is added by: (1) data on population and wealth for the local community compiled from local tax records for the period of the company's existence, illustrating how the railroad was funded, its profitability, and its effect on the growth of the community, and (2) sufficient biographical data on most of the railroad's employees showing who they were, where they were recruited, and how local amateur operators evolved into a careerrailroad workforce.
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ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A Frontier Link with the World is the history of one small company which operated a track sixteen miles long and served essentially one community. This company shared significant characteristics with its much larger neighbors, and therefore serves as a microcosm depicting the interrelationships between the corporate activities of a Georgia railroad and the economic and social history of the community it served.A Frontier Link with the World balances discussions of government and corporate influences on railroad development with the activity and interest, collective and individual, of investors and customers in the local community. Paterson describes misconceptions about the railroad's purpose and potential which fostered a love-hate relationship between local people and the railroad. From an analysis of the local economy, David Paterson explores how much the railroad benefited the community, and who benefited most. Beyond scheduled freight and passenger services, the author details other railroad services which broadened the social and cultural horizons of the community.The book makes extensive use of manuscript sources, including the recently - available Central of Georgia Railway Collection at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah. Significant depth is added by: (1) data on population and wealth for the local community compiled from local tax records for the period of the company's existence, illustrating how the railroad was funded, its profitability, and its effect on the growth of the community, and (2) sufficient biographical data on most of the railroad's employees showing who they were, where they were recruited, and how local amateur operators evolved into a careerrailroad workforce.
Canal History and Technology Proceedings
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Accident/incident Bulletin
Author: United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Rail-highway Grade-crossing Accidents/incidents Bulletin for the Year Ended December 31 ...
Author: United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Rail-highway Grade-crossing Accidents/incidents Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Rail-highway Crossing Accident/incident and Inventory Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
The Ports of Baltimore, Md., Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, Va
Author: United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
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Category : Baltimore (Md.)
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baltimore (Md.)
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Accident/incident Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description