Georgia Blood A Reprint of "The Early History of Jackson County, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia: J & J Graphics Decatur, Ga, 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good/good. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. 343 pages. 2 frontispiece illustrations. 2 Illustrations in text. Red binding with title on spine. Jacket is slightly warped and creased with light edge toning. Lengthy title continues: The Writings of the Late G. J. N. Wilson, embracing some of the Early History of Jackson County." The First Settlers 1784; Formation and Boundaries to the Present Time; Records of the Talasee Colony; Struggles of the Colonies of Yamacutah, Groaning Rock, Fort Yargo, Stonethrow and Thomocoggan. Given in Narrative Style without Burdening the Reader with Dates Hard to Remember By G. J. N. Wison. With A Supplement giving the list of Officers of the County, 1796 to 1914; Judges of the Inferior Court; Jackson County's Part in the Civil War; Confederate Veterans in the County; Representatives and Senators from Jackson, 1799 to 1914 And Some Strange Records by the Editor." The editor, a descendant of G. J. N. Wilson, writes a brief chapter on Dr. Crawford W. Long discovery and development of anesthesia that occurred in Jackson County. Signed and inscribed by the editor on the right front flyleaf.