The story of the fall and destruction of this Confederate city placed Atlanta in the legendary realm of Atlantis, Troy, Athens, and Moscow. Requiem for a Lost City shows us the reality of Civil War Atlanta from the eve of Secession to the memorials for the fallen, many years after the war, through the memories of a participant. Sallie Clayton would have been the same age as the fictional Scarlett O'Hara during the Civil War. Her memoirs, however, are not a work of fiction but bittersweet reminiscences of growing up in a doomed city in the midst of losing a war for a society's survival. Although Sallie's memoirs provide invaluable detail on Civil War Atlanta, she also wrote of her personal experiences on a plantation in Montgomery, in the midst of the opening shots of the battle for Chattanooga, and in the postwar riots of Augusta and Athens.Sallie Clayton belonged to one of Georgia's wealthiest and most prominent families. Her memoirs are colored by the losses her family suffered. The introduction to this work includes background on the Claytons, Sallie's writings, and Civil War Atlanta that provides a more balanced and fuller account of life at the crossroads of the Confederacy. The introduction also attempts to give a more accurate view of Civil War Atlanta than that in the popular mind.

The Criminal Justice System in the United States is possessed by the spirit of vengeance The proof is that as a nation we lead the entire world in locking up it's people with the largest prison population, the highest incarceration rate, and with the longest and harshest penalties. What's worse is that once you get caught up in the system you will continue to serve time long after your sentence has been completed. Whether you were a career criminal or a first time offender; a felony conviction will follow you For the rest of your life As a first time offender. I have lived my life on the road of infamy for over 28 years Trying to get my name back and rebuild my life has been an arduous journey. I've suffered tremendously from the collateral consequences of criminal convictions laws that have blocked me from prospering and has made my life mediocre at best. This book is about what myself and others like me have lived through as well as how it effected me and those around me. It is a glimpse into the turbulent life a convicted felon who has paid their debt to society yet is still serving time even though they've been released from the system. It's a revelation to those have been on this journey for any length of time, a warning to those who are about to start, and a wake up call to everyday Americans who don't think this could happen to them This book is a eye opening account of just how the spirit of vengeance keeps those who get caught up in the criminal justice system, "sentenced for life " How mass incarceration is a spiritual attack on manhood and how it has made men who get caught up in the system irrelevant and ineffective, and how the politics of fear and the passage of draconian laws have created a permanent second class who are marginalized, and oppressed by a legal and lethal form of discrimination 1 in every 31 people in this country are currently under Department Of Correction supervision They are either locked up in local jails, in the state or federal penitentiary, on parole or probation, or on some other form of community control. There are over 600,000 people being released back into our society and they really don't know how big of a giant they're about to face. While there are a lot of great programs that are out there now to help them succeed, (that did not exist when I was released), this book will help them understand spiritual aspect of what's behind the personal, political, societal, and economic road blocks that the spirit of vengeance has set in place for their demise

This new book by Robert A. Davis is also a collection of never-before-published abstracts of collections of Wiles County, Georgia. Material contained within this volume: Estate Records, Inferior Court Cases, Justice of the Peace Case Files, Land Court Minutes, Lists of soldiers who fought at the Battle of Kettle Creek 779, Records of Ceded Lands of Original Wilkes County, Early Settlers, Superior Court Minutes, Tax Digest 1785. and more Loose Wilkes County, Georgia records.

The Second edition of Georgia Research published by The Georgia Genealogical Society, is an essential guide for anyone researching Georgia ancestors. This comprehensive guide includes a wide array of sources, facts, and data to assist with genealogical and historical research. Included in the guide are sources for each Georgia county along with historical maps plus information on Georgia land lotteries, census schedules, military records, passenger lists, naturalization records, tax records, cemeteries, historic newspapers, Indian records and African American records. Written by experts in Georgia genealogical research, Georgia Research is an indispensable resource for those just starting their search as well as the experienced researcher.

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