The period of expansion or Georgia in the process of growth, 1802-1857 (continued) ; The period of division or Georgia in the assertion of state rights, 1857-1872 ; The period of rehabilitation or Georgia's rise from the ashes of war, 1872-1916 ; Georgia miscellaniesLewis Publishing Company, 1917 - Georgia |
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Page 616
... seat was unfilled by the council fire , and its red light gleamed fitfully upon his grave . " V THE LEGEND OF SWEETWATER BRANCH Three miles from the quaint old Town of St. Mary's , on the Georgia coast , the public road is crossed by a ...
... seat was unfilled by the council fire , and its red light gleamed fitfully upon his grave . " V THE LEGEND OF SWEETWATER BRANCH Three miles from the quaint old Town of St. Mary's , on the Georgia coast , the public road is crossed by a ...
Page 630
... seat beside her . He looked , and it was a large turtle on which she sat , and it raised itself up and stretched out its claws , as if angry at being disturbed . The youth refused to sit down , insisting that it was a turtle , but the ...
... seat beside her . He looked , and it was a large turtle on which she sat , and it raised itself up and stretched out its claws , as if angry at being disturbed . The youth refused to sit down , insisting that it was a turtle , but the ...
Page 663
... seat as a member of Congress in 1825. Ill health led to his retirement in 1839 ; and he died at his home in Sparta , Georgia , two years later . Mr. Holsey was a native of Virginia . He practiced law for a number of years , at Hamilton ...
... seat as a member of Congress in 1825. Ill health led to his retirement in 1839 ; and he died at his home in Sparta , Georgia , two years later . Mr. Holsey was a native of Virginia . He practiced law for a number of years , at Hamilton ...
Page 690
... seat and to succeed him Gen. Duncan L. Clinch , a whig , was elected . Mark A. Cooper resigned to become the democratic candidate for governor in 1845 and was succeeded by Alexander H. Stephens , a whig . When Mr. Stephens entered ...
... seat and to succeed him Gen. Duncan L. Clinch , a whig , was elected . Mark A. Cooper resigned to become the democratic candidate for governor in 1845 and was succeeded by Alexander H. Stephens , a whig . When Mr. Stephens entered ...
Page 698
... seat in 1852 , and to succeed him Judge Robert M. Charlton , of Savannah , was appointed under a temporary commission , the Legislature of 1851 having already elected Robert Toombs to this office for a full term of six years , to begin ...
... seat in 1852 , and to succeed him Judge Robert M. Charlton , of Savannah , was appointed under a temporary commission , the Legislature of 1851 having already elected Robert Toombs to this office for a full term of six years , to begin ...
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