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Jekyll Island's early years : from prehistory through Reconstruction /
From the foremost authority on the famed Georgia barrier island, here is the first in-depth look at Jekyll Island's early history. Much of what defines our view of the place dates from the Jekyll Island Club era. Founded in 1886, the Club was the private resort of America's moneyed elite,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Athens :
University of Georgia Press,
©2005.
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| Colección: | Publications (Wormsloe Foundation) ;
no. 25. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | From the foremost authority on the famed Georgia barrier island, here is the first in-depth look at Jekyll Island's early history. Much of what defines our view of the place dates from the Jekyll Island Club era. Founded in 1886, the Club was the private resort of America's moneyed elite, including the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, and Pulitzers. In her new book that ranges from pre-Columbian times through the Civil War and its aftermath, June Hall McCash shows how the environment, human conflict, and a desire for refuge shaped the island long before the Club's founding. Jekyll's earliest identif. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1322307342 9781322307343 9780820347820 0820347825 0820324477 9780820324470 |