Georgia Books

The "Portrait of America" series is a wonderful introduction for pre-teens to the 50 states and to the places and events that shaped the history of the United States. This "Georgia" installment is particularly good. The book is broken down into sections like "History", "Culture", "Economy" etc., and each section is thoughtfully written and edited. The "History" section is especially good and is very inclusive. This wasn't just Scarlet O'Hara's homeland, everyone. The rich heritage of the Peachtree State is finally given its just due.

This book, as well as the entire "Portrait of America" series, will prove to be a valuable teaching tool to all primary school educators.

I would be willing to bet all the American history textbooks I had in school had the same sentence about the colony of Georgia, which was essentially to say that the place was founded by convicts. However, Christina M. Girod in this informative volume on Georgia for The Thirteen Colonies series shows that what I was taught way back when does not provide an accurate picture of the southernmost of the original American colonies. Girod acknowledges that Georgia had perhaps the most unique beginning of all the English colonies established in America, but focuses more on the colony banning slavery and any activity with Native Americans that could be harmful to the natives instead of on the English colony that supplanted the Spanish one being founded by those from debtor's prison. Girod also emphasizes that Georgia was unique in that no single ethnic group of immigrants dominated the colony's population. By the end of this informative volume young readers will have a much better appreciation for what Georgia was like before it eventually developed a society and economy more like those of the other southern colonies.

The Thirteen Colonies books cover each future state in five chapters: (1) Precolonial Times: Conflict and the Struggle to Dominate Georgia begins with the original inhabitants--the Cherokee, Creek and other tribes--and the exploration of the area by Hernando de Soto which led to the establishment of the Guale District (and the rise of Pirates like Blackbeard); (2) Establishing the Colony: A Noble Experiment explains the plan of James Edward Oglethorpe, the "Father of Georgia," to solve the English unemployment problem and overflowing debtor prisons by sending colonists to Georgia, where the colony of Savannah was established and eventually a war was fought with Spain over the area; (3) Changes in Daily Life in Georgia covers how Oglethorpe's egalitarian ideal eventually gave way to developing a prosperous economy; (4) The Revolution and Georgia's War looks at how Georgia reacted to the Stamp Act and the capture of Savannah during the war, which the British held until the end; and (5) Rebirth in the New Union details how the rise of King Cotton wrought significant changes in Georgia's economy and the colony became the fourth state to ratify the new federal Constitution.

"Georgia" is illustrated with historical black & white etchings, drawings, engravings, and paintings, as well as maps that flesh out Girod's text. The back of the book contains Notes, a colonial Chronology of Georgia, sources For Additional Reading, Works Consulted, and an Index. As is the rule of thumb with this excellent series, the less you know about a colony from your American history textbook the more informative you will find a volume to be. I would like to think that there are school systems in the state of Georgia that have adopted this particular volume for students to learn about their home (6th grade perhaps?). I certainly know a lot more about Georgia than I ever did before.

EXCELLENT!!! I ordered several 24/7 books new and used.
Then ordered covers from the 24/7 web site with pictures of family members.
Many with old candid long forgotten pictures.
These were given to family members from Coast to Coast. Even though
I wasn't with my family for the holidays I was a hit at every gathering.
For the uniqueness and the thoughtfulness of the Gift..

Bought this as a gift for Christmas.......person loved it. Didn't know there was a specific book for her state!

Always a treat instruction wise,this one offers totally new ideas.. great color reproductions and an overall theme to follow.

I would recommend this book to any teacher or parent of a middle grade students!

This book is well written and interesting to read. Criminal lawyer Lou Connors sets out to exonerate his detective friend accused of trafficking in cocaine in the town of Dewberry, Georgia. Convinced the detective is being framed, Lou sets out to prove it in spite of all the obstacles in his way. In the end, both lawyer and client are vindicated. Early on, the lawyer meets the love of his life while serving a 10-day sentence for contempt of court.

For any kind of reserch paper on Lewis Carroll, this a good book to look through. This book is like Anotated Alice, yet different. It includes some annotations, but is still mostly about his life. How many people knew that the Lewis Carroll based his books on a real Alice? Going even further, how many people know that he used a different Alice in the sequel? You can find all this and more in the book. For example, some people may not know that Charles Dodgson had O.C.D. And his best friends were little girls? The things that are in that book are amazing, and very helpful. Cheers!!!!!!!! : )

Reading this book to your child will remind you of how loving and caring your child is in his or her own way. How children love to imitate the adults around them because they admire them, want to spend time with them, and love to help. But most of all how in their innocense they can persive our state of mind and and give us in a simple act more love than we ever thought possible.

Fantastic guide! Concise information interestingly woven together with wit and wisdom. I plan to visit all 52 sites!