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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.
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
