Tangy Mae, the darkest of ten children born to Rozelle Quinn, an abusive and controlling woman, struggles to earn her education and win her freedom from her mother who wants Tangy to quit school and go to work in a local brothel.
Successful photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway thought she had put the disappearance of her mother behind her years ago, but when she receives a shocking portrait of her dead mother, she is compelled to return to her childhood home of Sanctuary and learn the truth about her family's past.
The story of a degraded, poor-white Georgia family living in a tumble-down shack on worn out land. This land had once been the prosperous tobacco plantation of Jeeter Lester's grandfather.
Twelve fictional stories from different periods of Georgia history relate the adventures of gypsies, swampers, Cherokees, an Olympic weight lifter, and a parachuting dog.
A biography of the English founder and first governor of the colony of Georgia who was active in politics and penal reform and a supporter of the American Revolution.
Describes the state of Georgia with color photos and chapters on its unique history, landmarks, natural wonders, and explains how the state was formed, its important geographical features, and major industries.