Oglethorpe in Perspective - Georgia's Founder After Two Hundred Years

Nine essays that attempt to answer some of the questions that continually surface when Oglethorpe's name is mentioned.

About the author

Phinizy Spalding (1930-1994), a professor of history at the University of Georgia and emerged as the nation's leading scholar on James Oglethorpe. He wrote more than twenty books, articles, and chapters about Oglethorpe and colonial Georgia. He was also an influential leader in historic preservation efforts in Athens and across Georgia.
Harvey Hardaway Jackson III born February 25, 1943) is the Professor of History at Jacksonville State University. He is the author of a number of works on Alabama and Georgia histor, including The WPA Guide to 1930s Alabama and Inside Alabama: A Personal History of My State.

Summary

James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) is generally credited with being the founder of Georgia and a dominant force among the Trustees overseeing the colony. This book talks about many key figures in the history of settlement. It provides information about their public actions; and little to assess individual motives, abilities, and personality.

Product details

• Authors: Phinizy (EDT)/ Jackson Spalding
• Assisted by: Harvey Jackson (Editor), Harvey H Jackson (Editor), Harvey H. Jackson (Editor), Phinizy Spalding (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.2006
• EAN: 9780817353452
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-5345-2
• No. of pages: 244
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous