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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Georgia History"”.
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The Inn That Almost Wasn't: The Life and Times of the Len Foote Hike Inn
<p>Book excerpt; history of a sustainable inn at Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia.</p>
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Secession Diplomacy: A Study of Thomas Butler King, Commissioner of Georgia to Europe, 1861
… King to the courts of Europe for the state of Georgia within the context of the international dimensions of the first year of the Civil War. The work will address the various Confederate arguments for recognition through the examination of propaganda documents published by King and their effect …
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Crafting Lagrange: A Southern Town's Search For Historical Identity In The 1970s
… their own, celebrations to commemorate national history. Yet in many cases these town celebrations also memorialized a local and individual history. LaGrange, Georgia, was one such town. LaGrange claimed a personal tie to the bicentennial because of its asserted connection to the American …
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Secrets on Morgan Hill: A Story of an Unlikely Friendship Amid an Apartheid South
… <p><strong> The Burden of History and Fiction</strong></p> <p><strong> “How much of the burden of history can fiction bear?” – Margaret Walker</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong>Comprehensive historical research can often become the inspiration for art. The greatest pieces of …
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Henry Lewis Benning: Fire-eating Confederate General 1837-1865
… among these was a young lawyer from Columbus, Georgia, Henry Lewis Benning. Ambitious and keen on rising within planter society, Benning married well and used his position to further his political aims. Early in his career, Benning would be identified with the fire-eaters who preached disunion …
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Addie Graves (1922-2007) and the Creation of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Columbus, Georgia
… missions. After moving to Columbus, Georgia, in the early 1950s, she became the first black member of a Lutheran church in the city (Lutheran Church of the Redeemer). This is significant because most other churches in Columbus did not desegregate until decades later. It was also prior …
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For Honor and Duty: The Civil War Experience of William Washington Gordon II
… politician. The elder Gordon was the first Georgian to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point; served in both the Georgia State House of Representatives and the Senate, and was instrumental in helping found the Central of Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. William …