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Georgia Odyssey

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Jim Cobb has produced an engaging story of Georgia, half-memoir, that turns out to be a terrific textbook. Try it with high-schoolers, and just read it yourself. Nobody's intelligence is insulted, but even teens can enjoy this.

Dr. Jim Cobb has written a marvelous volume on the state of Georgia and the changes that have molded it since precolonial days. He delves into the different socioeconomic, cultural and political arenas of Gerogia's history and shows us the State, warts and all, as it has been transformed over the last 200+ years. Prof. Cobb writes as only one who has lived and truly understands and loves the South can. A very satisfying read.

P.S.- It didn't hurt any to have had this fine gentleman as my old high school history teacher in his pre-University/academic days!

Go ahead and spend a couple more dollars and pick up a copy of the "New Georgia Guide." You'll get Dr. Cobb's "Georgia Odyssey" and the abbreviated history of almost every little town, community, nook, and cranny of Georgia. Historically speaking, Cobb achieved the task the the State asked him, write a consise history of Georgia. The book is a valuable asset to an intro to local history class, but the "New Georgia Guide" is full of those tasty tidbits Cobb, was probably forced, to leave out.