Georgia Journeys - by Sarah B Gober Temple & Kenneth Coleman (Paperback)

About the Book

Published in 1961, Georgia Journeys traces the development of Georgia with a particular emphasis on the lives of the ordinary men and women who helped establish the colony. Sarah B. Gober Temple and Kenneth Coleman use primary accounts to reveal the many problems and challenges encountered during its development.

Book Synopsis

Published in 1961, Georgia Journeys traces the development of Georgia with a particular emphasis on the lives of the ordinary men and women who helped establish the colony. The book begins with the departure from England on the Ann and covers up to the point at which the colony became controlled by England. Sarah B. Gober Temple and Kenneth Coleman use primary accounts to reveal the many problems and challenges encountered during the development of the colony. In addition to the ordinary colonists, the lives of historically prominent figures are revealed, including John Milledge, father of a later state governor, Thomas Christie, recorder of the court at Savannah, and Noble Jones, who served the colony in various positions for more than forty years.

Review Quotes

A charming example of a popular genre of a century ago: the town or country chronicle.

--Journal of Southern History

A useful addition to the historiography of the colony. . . . Georgia Journeys will hold the reader's interest throughout, and it is a tribute to Dr. Coleman's careful editing and revision that this book contributes a fine and appropriate memorial to Mrs. Temple's accurate research and manifest love of Georgia.

--William and Mary Quarterly

About the Author

Sarah B. Gober Temple (Author)
Sarah B. Gober Temple (1891-1956) is the author of The First Hundred Years: A Short History of Cobb County, in Georgia.

Kenneth Coleman (Author)
KENNETH COLEMAN (1916-99) was a professor of history at the University of Georgia and the author of numerous books about the state's colonial and revolutionary roots. He coedited The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia. His best-known book, Georgia History in Outline (1955), remains in print and widely read, making it one of UGA Press's most successful releases.