Project Gutenberg 2015-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 174 Drake, Samuel Adams 1833 1905 Drake, Samuel A. 01007675 Georgia: Its History, Condition and Resources Produced by Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Georgia: Its History, Condition and Resources" by Samuel Adams Drake is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the geography, history, economy, and natural resources of Georgia, one of the original thirteen American colonies. It serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding the state’s development and significance, particularly in the context of its diverse landscapes and agricultural productivity. In this book, Drake provides an extensive overview of Georgia's natural features, highlighting its rivers, climate, and soil suitability for various crops, particularly cotton, which becomes a focal point of the state's economy. He traces Georgia's settlement history from its indigenous peoples through the founding by James Oglethorpe and the subsequent evolution leading to the Civil War. The text also delves into the state's post-war recovery and industrial growth, addressing changes in agriculture due to the abolition of slavery and the impact of transportation developments such as railways. Ultimately, Drake presents Georgia as a state rich in resources and opportunities, poised for a robust future in both agriculture and manufacturing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Georgia -- Description and travel F206 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: History - Royalty Category: History - Warfare 72739 2025-06-19T14:40:23.710724 text/html 49379 2024-10-24T17:22:29 text/html 1062239 2025-06-19T14:40:29.851216 application/epub+zip 1060258 2025-06-19T14:40:26.029731 application/epub+zip 80821 2025-06-19T14:40:23.903720 application/epub+zip 1427405 2025-06-19T14:40:31.583208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1417906 2025-06-19T14:40:27.689328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106437 2022-09-22T07:28:06.024080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65315 2025-06-19T14:40:23.566717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45377 2024-10-24T17:22:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16296 2025-06-19T14:40:31.731171 application/rdf+xml 14361 2025-06-19T14:40:23.980699 image/jpeg 3071 2025-06-19T14:40:23.941712 image/jpeg 1053413 2025-06-19T14:40:23.735811 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia