Oglethorpe in Perspective : Georgia's Founder after Two Hundred Years.

By: Spalding, PhinizyContributor(s): Jackson, Harvey HMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Alabama : University of Alabama Press, 1989Copyright date: ©1989Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (253 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780817382308Subject(s): Governors - Georgia - BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Oglethorpe in Perspective : Georgia's Founder after Two Hundred YearsDDC classification: 975.8/02/0924 LOC classification: F289Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Circles in the Sand Perspectives on the Southern Frontier at the Arrival of James Oglethorpe -- 2. Oglethorpe and the Earliest Maps of Georgia -- 3. Parson and Squire James Oglethorpe and the Role of the Anglican Church in Georgia, 1733-1736 -- 4. James Edward Oglethorpe, Race, and Slavery A Reassessment -- 5. Oglethorpe, William Stephens, and the Origin of Georgia Politics -- 6. Oglethorpe's Contest for the Backcountry, 1733-1749 -- 7. James Oglethorpe in Europe Recent Findings in His Military Life -- 8. Oglethorpe and James Wright A Georgia Comparison -- 9. The Search for Authentic Icons of James Edward Oglethorpe -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
Summary: Nine essays that attempt to answer some of the questions that continually surface when Oglethorpe's name is mentioned.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Circles in the Sand Perspectives on the Southern Frontier at the Arrival of James Oglethorpe -- 2. Oglethorpe and the Earliest Maps of Georgia -- 3. Parson and Squire James Oglethorpe and the Role of the Anglican Church in Georgia, 1733-1736 -- 4. James Edward Oglethorpe, Race, and Slavery A Reassessment -- 5. Oglethorpe, William Stephens, and the Origin of Georgia Politics -- 6. Oglethorpe's Contest for the Backcountry, 1733-1749 -- 7. James Oglethorpe in Europe Recent Findings in His Military Life -- 8. Oglethorpe and James Wright A Georgia Comparison -- 9. The Search for Authentic Icons of James Edward Oglethorpe -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

Nine essays that attempt to answer some of the questions that continually surface when Oglethorpe's name is mentioned.

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