Books published by University of Georgia Press

Published in 1949, Florida's Flagler was the first biography of Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913), tracing his life from his heritage and youth through his early dealings in grain, his association with John D. Rockefeller, and his later activities in Florida. It presents a colourful and authoritative account of the accomplishments and failures of this controversial figure.

Andy Robbins concludes, in Au bout de l'anglais, that 'Art and life are not the same. Never'. He challenges the nature of both with this volume of highly personal, sensual, searching poetry that treats life as a work in progress, with love, in all its aspects, as its driving force.

Combining the study of food culture with gender studies, and using perspectives from historical, literary, environmental, and American studies, Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt examines what southern women's choices about food tell us about race, class, gender, and social power.

From the end of Reconstruction and into the New South era, more than one thousand white southern women attended one of the Seven Sister colleges. This title looks at how such educations, influenced southern women to challenge their traditional gender roles and become active in social reforms of the Progressive Era South.

The strange rhymes of Emily Dickinson's verse have offended some readers, attracted others, and proved a stumbling block for editors and critics. This book offers a thorough analysis of the poet's rhyming practice, and reveals the vital aesthetic and semantic value of her rhymes.

Crawford W. Long (1815-1878), a physician from Danielsville, Georgia, was the true pioneer of anesthetics. In 1950, Frank Kells Boland published The First Anesthetic, tracing the history of Long's first discoveries and uses of anesthesia and calling for wider recognition of his achievements.

Includes lyrical lessons on the life cycle of geese, the mystery of their migratory patterns, and their adaptability. This title shows how species-management programs reestablished the birds outside their previous range at the same time as golf courses, office parks, and suburban ponds began dotting the countryside.