The Story of Georgia's Boundaries: A Meeting of History and Geography
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Georgia’s boundaries are more than mere lines on a map. They reflect centuries of wars and treaties, political maneuvering and litigation, heroic actions and human error. From the arrival of Europeans in the New World through legislative resolutions in 2008, this book recounts the landmarks, events and people that have shaped present-day Georgia.
William J. Morton
Willaim J.Morton is a board-certified urological surgeon who practiced in Atlanta for 30 years.He is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine and did his post-graduate training at the Emory-Grady Residency Program in Atlanta.He served as a medical officer in the U.S.Air Force, sat on numerous hospital committees and has published over two dozen articles in medical journals. Bill received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 1985 and has been a member of the State Bar of Georgia since that time.He has taught courses,written papers and made presentations on medicolegal topics throughout the United States.He is also a part-time judge in the Magistrate Court of Fulton County,Ga. His wide interests include history, astronomy, ornithology and photography, and he has a commercial and multiengine pilot and U.S.Coast Guard captain licenses.He has already started doing research on his next book, a biography of Andrew Ellicott. Bill and his wife,Monna, both passionate about fly fishing, live in Atlanta, GA and Whitefish, MT.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundary disputes exist between many states, and some of them are long-standing. Georgia's boundaries with North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee are all included in this volume. The boundaries with the Mississippi Territory before Alabama was formed and with parts of the current United States owned by countries such as France and Spain in the colonial period are treated as well. Since the book was written, Georgia tried to reassert a claim to a strip about one mile wide which would give them access to the Tennessee River. So far the land remains part of Tennessee. While it was an interesting read, it lacks the depth of treatment some volumes of this nature provide.The volume appeals more to the layman than the historian or geographer.