Many of America's first European settlers felt they were traveling to a sort of promised land, but James Oglethorpe viewed America--specifically, what is today the state of Georgia--as his own personal utopia. Convincing his king to grant him a land parcel, Oglethorpe threw his lot in with 35 poor families and traveled to the New World. There, he became the first administrator of the Georgian colony and founded the town of Savannah. This work tells the story of James Oglethorpe and of Georgia from its birth as a colony in 1733 to its emergence as a free state 50 years later. Appendices include…mehr
Many of America's first European settlers felt they were traveling to a sort of promised land, but James Oglethorpe viewed America--specifically, what is today the state of Georgia--as his own personal utopia. Convincing his king to grant him a land parcel, Oglethorpe threw his lot in with 35 poor families and traveled to the New World. There, he became the first administrator of the Georgian colony and founded the town of Savannah. This work tells the story of James Oglethorpe and of Georgia from its birth as a colony in 1733 to its emergence as a free state 50 years later. Appendices include the roster of initial settlers, the Georgia constitution of 1777 and a detailed timeline.
David Lee Russell is a retired Naval Air Intelligence Officer, and former IT director. He is also the author of three books on the American Revolution, a book on the history of Eastern Airlines, and two intelligence thriller books. He lives in Canton, Georgia.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Oglethorpe and the Georgia Inspiration 2. The Founding of Savannah 3. The Spanish and Georgia 4. A Georgia Victory and Charter Surrender 5. The Royal Period Begins 6. The Wright Era and Patriot Crisis 7. Georgia Heads to Revolution 8. A Frontier War in Georgia 9. The Fall of Savannah 10. Patriots Regroup and D'Estaing Arrives 11. Siege Forces Gather at Savannah 12. The Siege of Savannah 13. An Occupied Georgia 14. A Fifty-Year Colonial Legacy Appendix A. The First English Settlers to Georgia Appendix B. Georgia Constitution of 1777 Appendix C. Colonial Georgia Timeline, 1733-1783 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Oglethorpe and the Georgia Inspiration 2. The Founding of Savannah 3. The Spanish and Georgia 4. A Georgia Victory and Charter Surrender 5. The Royal Period Begins 6. The Wright Era and Patriot Crisis 7. Georgia Heads to Revolution 8. A Frontier War in Georgia 9. The Fall of Savannah 10. Patriots Regroup and D'Estaing Arrives 11. Siege Forces Gather at Savannah 12. The Siege of Savannah 13. An Occupied Georgia 14. A Fifty-Year Colonial Legacy Appendix A. The First English Settlers to Georgia Appendix B. Georgia Constitution of 1777 Appendix C. Colonial Georgia Timeline, 1733-1783 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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