Oglethorpe and Colonial Georgia: A History, 1733-1783

by David Lee Russell

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786475117
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/11/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	230
Sales rank:	913,506
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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