It Happened in Georgia

by James A. Crutchfield

• ISBN13: 9781560448457
• ISBN10: 1560448458
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: TwoDot

Summary

Written in a lively, easy-to-read style, this book features approximately 30 stories written for history buffs of all ages.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vi
The Last Days of Ocmulgee--circa 1500 A.D.	p. 1
The Battle of Bloody Marsh--1742	p. 4
Acadians in Georgia--1755	p. 8
Dueling Statesmen--1777	p. 12
A President Visits Augusta--1791	p. 16
The Invention of the Cotton Gin--1792	p. 21
Turmoil in Savannah--1811	p. 26
The Trail of Tears--1838	p. 30
The First Surgical Use of Ether--1842	p. 34
The Case of the Double-barreled Cannon--1862	p. 38
The Great Locomotive Chase--1862	p. 42
General Sherman's Deportation of the Roswell Factory Workers--1864	p. 46
From Atlanta to the Sea--1864	p. 50
The Most Wanted Man in America--1865	p. 54
A Walk Across Georgia--1867	p. 58
Violence in North Georgia--1879	p. 62
An Interview with Oscar Wilde--1882	p. 66
The Beginnings of the Girl Scouts--1912	p. 70
The Legacy of Stone Mountain--1914	p. 75
Bedspread Alley--1933	p. 80
The Death of a President--1945	p. 84
Three Governor Controversy--1947	p. 89
The Tragic Death of Margaret Mitchell--1949	p. 94
The Metcalf Stone--1966	p. 99
Breaking the Babe's Home Run Record--1974	p. 103
The Flood of 1994--1994	p. 107
Tragedy at the Olympic Games--1996	p. 111
A Potpourri of Georgia Facts	p. 115
Bibliography	p. 118
Index	p. 122
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