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This history of the settlement of GA mentions first, Sir Walter
Raleigh, reputed to be the discoverer of Georgia, and then the
arrival of James Oglethorpe and the first colonists in 17aConsider
author Sherwood's laudable effort to collect the earliest facts,
descriptions, and data about the state of Georgia and add to that
the historical perspective of this early statistical work produced
in 1837, almost thirty years before the Civil War, and what emerges
is a literary treasure for Georgia natives in particular and
history lovers in general. Topics of interest include a history of
the settlement of the state which mentions first, Sir Walter
Raleigh, reputed to be the discoverer of Georgia, and then the
arrival of James Oglethorpe and the first colonists in 1773 which
is followed by a timeline of events from the Revolutionary War.
There are countless tables of data on population, land acquisition,
industry, agriculture, finance and government expenditures and
lists of roads, post offices, counties, and governors, among
numerous others. Arranged in alphabetical order are brief histories
of towns and settlements of note, but don't look for Atlanta; it
won't exist for another decade Early maps of thriving communities
like Macon, Savannah, and Milledgeville are interspersed throughout
this section and enhance the appearance of this collected history.
Part of the book's singular appeal is the author's personal view of
the world as it was and he conveyed it to his audience in a
charming, readable prose. Sherwood shares his vision of the local
countryside and describes the geography, vegetation and wildlife
found throughout the state. His depictions of the local citizens
are affectionate and insinuate a native pride which no doubt
compelled him to produce this chronicle. A multi-page appendix
includes biographical sketches of prominent Georgians and a
miscellaneous collection of items of interest like the first press
and existing papers of the time, and the market prices of edibles
and household goods.73, followed by a timeline of events from the
Revolutionary War. There are countless tables of data and lists,
plus brief histories of towns and settlements of note, but don't
look for Atlanta; it won't exist for another decade Appendix
includes biographical sketches of prominent Georgians and misc.
items of interest. Early maps are included.
Title: A Gazetteer of the State of Georgia ... with a ... map ...
Third edition, greatly enlarged and improved.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF COLONIAL NORTH AMERICA
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. This collection refers to the European settlements in
North America through independence, with emphasis on the history of
the thirteen colonies of Britain. Attention is paid to the
histories of Jamestown and the early colonial interactions with
Native Americans. The contextual framework of this collection
highlights 16th century English, Scottish, French, Spanish, and
Dutch expansion. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Sherwood, Adiel; 1837.
12 . 10408.aaa.13.
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
much more.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School
Libraryocm32031904St. Louis: Nixon-Jones Print. Co, 1895. 53 p.; 24
cm.
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imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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