Category: History

Confederate scout and sharpshooter Berry Greenwood Benson witnessed the first shot fired on Fort Sumter, retreated with Lee's Army to its surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, and missed little of the action in between. This classic account of his wartime service tells of his reconnaissance exploits, battlefield experiences, capture by Union forces, and famous escape from Elmira Prison. A new biographical introduction by historian Edward J. Cashin adds further depth and detail to Benson's own vivid memories. The introduction also offers a fascinating account of both Benson's early years and his ...
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Augusta and Aiken in Golf's Golden Age (GA) (Images of Sports)

By: Byrdy, Stan

Price: $21.99

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing : December 2002

Seller ID: 36424

ISBN-13: 9780738514857

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

The game of golf got its start in the Southeastern United States in 1892 on four holes with sand greens at Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, South Carolina. Within five years, Palmetto had expanded to eighteen holes and the first nine-hole course in neighboring Augusta, Georgia was designed at the Hotel Bon Air. For half a century, the Augusta-Aiken area flourished as the winter destination of choice for the rich, famous, and powerful in America. Presidents Taft, Harding, and Eisenhower vacationed here. Baseball great Ty Cobb bought a home in Augusta's quaint Summerville neighborhood. It was here t...
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Confederate City: Augusta, Georgia, 1860-1865

By: Corley, Florence Fleming

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Reprint Co : October 1995

Seller ID: 56235

ISBN-13: 9780871524942

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

The Story of Sacred Cultural Heart Center: 1874 - 1998 Augusta, Georgia

By: Edward J. Cashin, Peter S. KnoxIV, Spyro Meimarides, Alexandra Ross Fenstermacher, Roger H. Finch

Price: $14.97

Publisher: Sacred Heart Cultural Center, Inc. : January 1998

Seller ID: 52065

ISBN-13: 9781891986031

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Belvidere: A Plantation Memory

By: Fishburne, Anne Sinkler

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Columbia, South Carolina, University of South Carolina Press : 1950

Seller ID: 20224

ISBN: 038253

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

Autobiography of a Colony: The First Half-Century of Augusta, Georgia

By: Fleming, Berry

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Athens, University of Georgia Press : 1957

Seller ID: 20379

ISBN: 047899

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

The New Georgia Guide

By: Georgia, University of Press

Price: $20.98

Publisher: University of Georgia Press : March 1996

Seller ID: 61648

ISBN-13: 9780820317984

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Reconciliation and remembering are the forces at work in Inheritance of Horses. In these essays, James Kilgo seeks the common ground between his roles as a man, as husband and father, and as heir to his family legacy. Pausing at mid-life to make an eloquent, understated stand against our era's rootlessness, he honors friendship, kinship, nature, and tradition.In the opening section, Kilgo focuses on the tension between his need for ritualistic male camaraderie and his familial obligations. Searching the woods for arrowheads, sitting around the dinner table at a hunting lodge, or careening down...
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The New Georgia Guide

By: Georgia, University of Press

Price: $20.98

Publisher: University of Georgia Press : March 1996

Seller ID: 157397

ISBN-13: 9780820317984

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Reconciliation and remembering are the forces at work in Inheritance of Horses. In these essays, James Kilgo seeks the common ground between his roles as a man, as husband and father, and as heir to his family legacy. Pausing at mid-life to make an eloquent, understated stand against our era's rootlessness, he honors friendship, kinship, nature, and tradition.In the opening section, Kilgo focuses on the tension between his need for ritualistic male camaraderie and his familial obligations. Searching the woods for arrowheads, sitting around the dinner table at a hunting lodge, or careening down...
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Sea Islands of Georgia

By: Gibson, Count D.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: The University of Georgia Press : January 1948

Seller ID: 58879

ISBN: B000U2JTZU

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Central of Georgia Railway : Steam Locomotives and Trains

By: Goolsby and Langley

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Union Station Publishing : January 2006

Seller ID: 35580

ISBN-13: 9780961525767

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Like New

Georgia's Confederate Monuments: In Honor of a Fallen Nation

By: Gould B. Hagler Jr.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Mercer University Press : January 2014

Seller ID: 61515

ISBN-13: 9780881464665

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Georgia

By: Hannau, Hans W.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: : January 0001

Seller ID: 19451

ISBN: 027219

Binding: Audio CD

Condition: Used - Good

Writing South Carolina's History: Papers Presented at a Conference Honoring Albert Neely Sanders

By: Huff, Archie Vernon

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Reprint Co : November 1989

Seller ID: 37800

ISBN-13: 9780871524393

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Delta Air Lines: 75 Years of Airline Excellence (Images of Aviation: Georgia)

By: Jones, Geoff

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing : December 2003

Seller ID: 11882

ISBN-13: 9780738515830

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

From crop-dusting to the world's largest airlines, this pictorial history of Delta illustrates the people, places, and events that have shaped its history.The history of Delta Air Lines can be traced back to 1924 and the start of an aerial crop dusting outfit, but it was in 1929 that scheduled passenger services began. From the small beginnings at Macon, Georgia and then Monroe, Louisiana and a small five-passenger plane, Delta has grown to become one of the world's leading airlines. This book celebrates a remarkable 75-year history in words and pictures, highlighting the men and women who hav...
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Hidden History of Augusta

By: Mack, Dr. Tom

Price: $21.99

Publisher: The History Press : October 2015

Seller ID: 177981

ISBN-13: 9781626198487

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: New

Situated along the Georgia border, Augusta is known for its golf, beautiful private gardens and southern culture. But its history is also brimming with strange stories yet to be told. A beleaguered German princess gave the city its name. A "haunted pillar" survived a tornado that destroyed the area in 1878. The famous Wright brothers opened a branch of their flying school here in 1911. Author and historian Tom Mack uncovers and celebrates these gems hidden in Augusta's rich and teeming history.
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