Dead Towns of Georgia

Georgia native and former mayor of Savannah provides an insightful look into the history of Georgia through a detailed examination of towns that flourished and then faded away. With specific emphasis on the colonial period, the work explores the role Georgia's settlers played in conflicts with Spanish and British colonial powers, as well as the economic and social factors that caused these towns to thrive, but ultimately not to survive. A fascinating resource for anyone interested in the history of the South, or in what makes a town survive and thrive, or what makes people move elsewhere.