Author: Lucian Lamar Knight
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455604814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Georgia has a rich history, filled with legends and heroes. Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends is an in-depth, entertaining study of the who, where, and why in Georgia history, from the Indian princess Haiwasse to former first lady Ellen Wilson. Covering every detail--like reminiscences of historic figures, local Indian legends, Revolutionary War stories, cemeteries, and churchyards--it is must-have reading for American history students and enthusiasts. Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends is the comprehensive collection of the colorful tales, heroes, and legends that arose from the state's unique heritage. This thorough guide explores the history, places, and people of Georgia. Part 1 of this two-part volume is the handbook of key figures in Georgia's history and the monuments honoring them.
Georgia's Landmarks Memorials and Legends: Volume 1, Part 1
Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends ...: Under the code duello. Landmarks and memorials. Historic churchyards and burial-grounds. Myths and legends of the Indians. Tales of the revolutionary camp-fires. Georgia miscellanies. Historic county seats, chief towns, and noted localities
Author: Lucian Lamar Knight
Publisher:
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 1282
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 1282
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Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends ...: Landmarks and memorials. Historical outlines, original settlers, and distinguished residents of the counties of Georgia
Author: Lucian Lamar Knight
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 1144
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Publisher:
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 1144
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A Standard History of Georgia and Georgians: The Colonial period or Georgia under the English crown, 1732-1775 ; The Revolutionary period or Georgia in the struggle for independence, 1775-1783 ; The early commonwealth period or the beginnings of a great state, 1783-1802 ; The period of expansion or Georgia in the process of growth, 1802-1857
Author: Lucian Lamar Knight
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Publisher:
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Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Report
Author: Michigan State Library
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Quarterly Bulletin of the Providence Public Library
Author: Providence Public Library (R.I.)
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
The Triumph of William McKinley
Author: Karl Rove
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476752966
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Why the election of 1896 still matters.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476752966
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Why the election of 1896 still matters.
Dixie Highway
Author: Tammy Ingram
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469612984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Dixie Highway: Road Building and the Making of the Modern South, 1900-1930
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469612984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Dixie Highway: Road Building and the Making of the Modern South, 1900-1930
First in the Homes of His Countrymen
Author: Lydia Mattice Brandt
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813939267
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Over the past two hundred years, Americans have reproduced George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation house more often, and in a greater variety of media, than any of their country’s other historic buildings. In this highly original new book, Lydia Mattice Brandt chronicles America’s obsession with the first president’s iconic home through advertising, prints, paintings, popular literature, and the full-scale replication of its architecture. Even before Washington’s death in 1799, his house was an important symbol for the new nation. His countrymen used it to idealize the past as well as to evoke contemporary--and even divisive--political and social ideals. In the wake of the mid-nineteenth century’s revival craze, Mount Vernon became an obvious choice for architects and patrons looking to reference the past through buildings in residential neighborhoods, at world’s fairs, and along the commercial strip. The singularity of the building’s trademark piazza and its connection to Washington made it immediately recognizable and easy to replicate. As a myriad of Americans imitated the building’s architecture, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association carefully interpreted and preserved its fabric. Purchasing the house in 1859 amid intense scrutiny, the organization safeguarded Washington’s home and ensured its accessibility as the nation’s leading historic house museum. Tension between popular images of Mount Vernon and the organization’s "official" narrative for the house over the past 150 years demonstrates the close and ever-shifting relationship between historic preservation and popular architecture.In existence for roughly as long as the United States itself, Mount Vernon’s image has remained strikingly relevant to many competing conceptions of our country’s historical and architectural identity.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813939267
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Over the past two hundred years, Americans have reproduced George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation house more often, and in a greater variety of media, than any of their country’s other historic buildings. In this highly original new book, Lydia Mattice Brandt chronicles America’s obsession with the first president’s iconic home through advertising, prints, paintings, popular literature, and the full-scale replication of its architecture. Even before Washington’s death in 1799, his house was an important symbol for the new nation. His countrymen used it to idealize the past as well as to evoke contemporary--and even divisive--political and social ideals. In the wake of the mid-nineteenth century’s revival craze, Mount Vernon became an obvious choice for architects and patrons looking to reference the past through buildings in residential neighborhoods, at world’s fairs, and along the commercial strip. The singularity of the building’s trademark piazza and its connection to Washington made it immediately recognizable and easy to replicate. As a myriad of Americans imitated the building’s architecture, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association carefully interpreted and preserved its fabric. Purchasing the house in 1859 amid intense scrutiny, the organization safeguarded Washington’s home and ensured its accessibility as the nation’s leading historic house museum. Tension between popular images of Mount Vernon and the organization’s "official" narrative for the house over the past 150 years demonstrates the close and ever-shifting relationship between historic preservation and popular architecture.In existence for roughly as long as the United States itself, Mount Vernon’s image has remained strikingly relevant to many competing conceptions of our country’s historical and architectural identity.
Master Slave Husband Wife
Author: Ilyon Woo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501191063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft traveled openly by rail, coach and steamship from Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled man, with William as "his" slave. Woo follows their journey north, and in joining the abolitionist lecture circuit. When the new Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 put them at risk, they fled from the United States. Their very existence challenged the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all. -- Adapted from jacket.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501191063
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
In December 1848, a young enslaved couple named Ellen and William Craft traveled openly by rail, coach and steamship from Macon, Georgia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ellen, who passed for white, disguised herself as a wealthy disabled man, with William as "his" slave. Woo follows their journey north, and in joining the abolitionist lecture circuit. When the new Fugitive Slave Law in 1850 put them at risk, they fled from the United States. Their very existence challenged the nation's core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all. -- Adapted from jacket.