| Vanishing Georgia: Photographs from the Vanishing Georgia Collection, Georgia Department of Archives and History Contributor(s): Konter, Sherry (Author), East, Charles (Editor), Whiteley, George S. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0820324957 ISBN-13: 9780820324951 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| Series: Brown Thrasher Books |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 10.82" W x 8.26" (1.64 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Georgia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): East, Charles: - 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. |