Toombs Oak, the Tree That Owned Itself, and Other Chapters of Georgia

These nine essays originally appeared in the "Georgia Historical Quarterly" and range in subject from a group of Arcadians expelled from Nova Scotia that settled in colonial Georgia to the origins of the University of Georgia. Other essays examine the Woolfolk murder case that attracted national attention; Henry M. Turner, a black legislator during the Reconstruction; and John Howard Payne, the author of "Home, Sweet Home."

About the author

E. Merton Coulter came to the University of Georgia as an associate professor in 1919; he was named an emeritus professor of history in 1958 and continued to work on campus until his death in 1981. During his distinguished career, he wrote or edited more than thirty books and his contributions to periodicals were extensive. Coulter was coeditor of the ten-volume "History of the South" and author of two of the volumes in the series; he also served as editor of the "Georgia Historical Quarterly" for fifty years.

Product details

• Authors: E. Merton Coulter
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 404 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous