Table of Contents

Colonial period, Phinizy Spalding; 1775-1820, Kenneth Coleman; 1820-1865, F.N.Boney; 1865-1890, Charles E.Wynes; 1890-1940, William F.Holmes; 1940 to the present, Numan V.Bartley.

About the Author

KENNETH COLEMAN (1916-99) was a professor of history at the University of Georgia and the author of numerous books about the state's colonial and revolutionary roots. He coedited The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia. His best-known book, Georgia History in Outline (1955), remains in print and widely read, making it one of UGA Press's most successful releases.

Reviews

A highly readable volume that incorporates recent scholarship and revisionist interpretations. It will be both useful to scholars and enjoyable for general readers.--South Atlantic Quarterly

Every state could use A History of Georgia as a model in organizing its inherently interesting past into a readable, compelling format.--Southern Living

This new history of Georgia is balanced, faces the facts of our past, and gives us an opportunity to learn the lessons of that past and profit by them. It is a fine gift to the citizens of Georgia, to whom it is dedicated.--Georgia Life