Quick view Battle of Kennesaw Mountain by Daniel J. Vermilya In the summer of 1864, Georgia was the scene of one of the most important campaigns of the Civil War. William Tecumseh Sherman's push southward toward Atlanta threatened the heart of the Confederacy,... View Details
Quick view Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement: 1944-1968 by Karchiek Sims-Alvarado Since Reconstruction, African Americans have served as key protagonists in the rich and expansive narrative of American social protest. Their collective efforts challenged and redefined the meaning... View Details
Quick view The Bell Bomber Plant by Joe Kriby Few would have believed in the late 1930s that Depression-wracked Marietta and Cobb County, where cotton was still king, would later be the site of the largest industrial complex south of the... View Details
Quick view Fort Oglethorpe by Gerry Depken Fort Oglethorpe, adjacent to Chickamauga Battlefield Park in northwest Georgia, was created in 1902. During national emergencies, the post expanded temporarily into the park. Cavalry troops trained... View Details
Quick view Fort McAllister by Roger S Durham Many earthen fortifications defended the city of Savannah and its numerous water approaches after the Civil War broke out. One of these defenses, Fort McAllister, protected the entrance to the... View Details
Quick view Fort Gordon by Sean Joiner Fort Gordon is a sprawling military base encompassing portions of four counties in and around Augusta. Now the U.S. Army Signal Center, the base has a long and illustrious history going back to Camp... View Details
Quick view Fort Pulaski by John Walker Guss Forts are a lasting tribute to the prominence of the US military, and Fort Pulaski stands among these magnificent fortresses. Overlooking the mouth of the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean, Fort... View Details
Quick view World War II: Why They Fought by Katie Marsico Why did the German people follow Adolf Hitler during World War II? Why did the Soviet Union switch sides partway through the war? How did U.S. women and racial minorities hope to use their... View Details
Quick view Pearl Harbor by Robin Johnson On December 7, 1941, Americans woke up to find World War II had landed harshly at their doorstep. This amazing book describes the surprise air raid by Japan on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that shocked the... View Details
Quick view World War II in Atlanta by Paul Crater Few historical events shaped the city of Atlanta more than World War II. A hub for the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, Atlanta is now home to over four million people and serves as... View Details
Quick view Georgia's Civilian Conservation Corps by Connie M Huddleston At a time when our country struggled with a deep financial depression, the United States began to see incredible numbers of men and women who could not find work. During the first days of his... View Details
Quick view Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Russell Freedman Photographs and text trace the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency, to his death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945. View Details
