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Vanishing Georgia: Photographs from the Vanishing Georgia Collection, Georgia Department of Archives and History (Brown Thrasher Books)

Sherry Konter, Charles East (Editor), George S. Whiteley (Contribution by)

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Publication Date: August 15th, 2002

Publisher:

University of Georgia Press

ISBN:

9780820324951

Pages:

240

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Description

The absorbing vintage photographs brought together in Vanishing Georgia recall life in the state from halfway through the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth. Pictured here are both great events and commonplace occurrences: Atlanta in the wake of Sherman's march and a small town bedecked in flags on the Fourth of July; paddlewheelers loaded with barrels of turpentine and proud owners of new automobiles; a get-together with neighbors for a corn shucking and a crowd straining to hear the last words of a convicted man. Vanishing Georgia is an engaging entree into the state's vast and varied history, a treasure for both casual browsers and serious scholars.

About the Author

Charles East (Editor) CHARLES EAST served as editor of the Flannery O' Connor Award for Short Fiction series. He is the author of two collections of short stories, Where the Music Was and Distant Friends and Intimate Strangers.

Praise for Vanishing Georgia: Photographs from the Vanishing Georgia Collection, Georgia Department of Archives and History (Brown Thrasher Books)

"Any Georgian—anyone—fascinated with the way we live our lives, and the occasions we choose to record, will appreciate this volume."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"A major contribution in documenting Georgia's history."--Atlanta Historical Journal

"An entertaining and informative historical resource . . . Turning the pages of Vanishing Georgia, one gets a real sense of a society in transition. . . . Vanishing Georgia is a gem.”--Georgia Historical Quarterly

"The quality of the reproductions is excellent and the photograph selection provides a splendid documentation of life in Georgia."--Georgia Librarian

"A hundred years of Georgia life are visible here to be studied, to be cherished."--Brunswick News