georgia

Photographs and easy-to-follow text provide a brief introduction to the history, geography, government, economy, and people of the state of Georgia.

Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Georgia. Also includes a state chronology, pertinent statistics, and maps.

"At twenty, Cassie Madison left her hometown of Walton, Georgia, without so much as a backward glance, but when a family crisis calls her home, she must part with the satisfaction of her Upper East Side life--and return to the tumult of the one she left..."--back cover.

In 1851, thirteen-year-old Cecilia has her eyes opened to the horrors of slavery when she accompanies her ornithologist uncle on an expedition in search of the rare "Scarlet Ibis," and watches as he shows slaves the way to the Underground Railroad.

Park ranger Anna Pigeon waits out her twenty-one day assignment on fire detail on Cumberland Island National Seashore. When a plane crash in the palmetto thicket calls her to action, she finds more than just the smoldering airplane.

Surveys the history of Georgia, beginning with Native American civilizations and going on to cover European explorations, early statehood, and twentieth-century issues and events.

Offers children a brief overview of the life of Mary Musgrove, a Native American woman who was raised by a white family and helped whites and Native Americans live in peace in the formative years of Georgia's history.

In rural Georgia during World War II, twelve-year-old Ramona Louise determines to do everything to help her beloved older sister Georgie keep the family together after the death of their parents, even to keeping a secret which could destroy their close relationship.