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Sapelo
People and Place on a Georgia Sea Island
by Buddy Sullivan
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Mar 01 2017
| Archive Date
Apr 11 2017
Description
Sapelo, a state-protected barrier island off the Georgia coast, is one of the state’s greatest treasures. Presently owned almost exclusively by the state and managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sapelo features unique nature characteristics that have made it a locus for scientific research and ecological conservation. Beginning in 1949, when then Sapelo owner R. J. Reynolds Jr. founded the Sapelo Island Research Foundation and funded the research of biologist Eugene Odum, UGA’s study of the island’s fragile wetlands helped foster the modern ecology movement.
With this book, Buddy Sullivan covers the full range of the island’s history, including Native American inhabitants; Spanish missions; the antebellum plantation of the innovative Thomas Spalding; the African American settlement of the island after the Civil War; Sapelo’s two twentieth-century millionaire owners, Howard E. Coffin and R. J. Reynolds Jr., and the development of the University of Georgia Marine Institute; the state of Georgia acquisition; and the transition of Sapelo’s multiple African American communities into one.
Sapelo Island’s history also offers insights into the unique cultural circumstances of the residents of the community of Hog Hammock. Sullivan provides in-depth examination of the important correlation between Sapelo’s culturally significant Geechee communities and the succession of private and state owners of the island. The book’s thematic approach is one of “people and place”: how prevailing environmental conditions influenced the way white and black owners used the land over generations, from agriculture in the past to island management in the present. Enhanced by a large selection of contemporary color photographs of the island as well as a selection of archival images and maps, Sapelo documents a unique island history.
Sapelo, a state-protected barrier island off the Georgia coast, is one of the state’s greatest treasures. Presently owned almost exclusively by the state and managed by the Georgia Department of...
Description
Sapelo, a state-protected barrier island off the Georgia coast, is one of the state’s greatest treasures. Presently owned almost exclusively by the state and managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sapelo features unique nature characteristics that have made it a locus for scientific research and ecological conservation. Beginning in 1949, when then Sapelo owner R. J. Reynolds Jr. founded the Sapelo Island Research Foundation and funded the research of biologist Eugene Odum, UGA’s study of the island’s fragile wetlands helped foster the modern ecology movement.
With this book, Buddy Sullivan covers the full range of the island’s history, including Native American inhabitants; Spanish missions; the antebellum plantation of the innovative Thomas Spalding; the African American settlement of the island after the Civil War; Sapelo’s two twentieth-century millionaire owners, Howard E. Coffin and R. J. Reynolds Jr., and the development of the University of Georgia Marine Institute; the state of Georgia acquisition; and the transition of Sapelo’s multiple African American communities into one.
Sapelo Island’s history also offers insights into the unique cultural circumstances of the residents of the community of Hog Hammock. Sullivan provides in-depth examination of the important correlation between Sapelo’s culturally significant Geechee communities and the succession of private and state owners of the island. The book’s thematic approach is one of “people and place”: how prevailing environmental conditions influenced the way white and black owners used the land over generations, from agriculture in the past to island management in the present. Enhanced by a large selection of contemporary color photographs of the island as well as a selection of archival images and maps, Sapelo documents a unique island history.
A Note From the Publisher
Buddy Sullivan (right) was manager of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve from 1993 to 2013 and is a native of McIntosh County in coastal Georgia. He is the author of twenty books about the history of Georgia and coastal Georgia, including the comprehensive Early Days on the Georgia Tidewater and The Darien Journal of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower (Georgia). His recent books include Georgia: A State History and “All Under Bank”: Roswell King, Jr. and Plantation Management in Tidewater Georgia.
Benjamin Galland, photographer and partner with the h2o Creative Group in Brunswick, is the photographer for Jingle Davis’s Island Time: An Illustrated History of St. Simons Island, Georgia and Island Passages: An Illustrated History of Jekyll Island, Georgia (both Georgia).
Buddy Sullivan (right) was manager of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve from 1993 to 2013 and is a native of McIntosh County in coastal Georgia. He is the author of twenty books...
A Note From the Publisher
Buddy Sullivan (right) was manager of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve from 1993 to 2013 and is a native of McIntosh County in coastal Georgia. He is the author of twenty books about the history of Georgia and coastal Georgia, including the comprehensive Early Days on the Georgia Tidewater and The Darien Journal of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower (Georgia). His recent books include Georgia: A State History and “All Under Bank”: Roswell King, Jr. and Plantation Management in Tidewater Georgia.
Benjamin Galland, photographer and partner with the h2o Creative Group in Brunswick, is the photographer for Jingle Davis’s Island Time: An Illustrated History of St. Simons Island, Georgia and Island Passages: An Illustrated History of Jekyll Island, Georgia (both Georgia).
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9780820350165 |
| PRICE |
$34.95 (USD)
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| PAGES |
352
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9780820350165 |
| PRICE |
$34.95 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
352
|
Average rating from 5 members
Featured Reviews
Rosemary S, Librarian
Sullivan has written a comprehensive history of Georgia’s Sapelo Island, from its earliest native American residents to the Spanish, French and Americans who have all left their mark on the land. The history of the island, its people and its ecosystem. This is a highly readable history, accompanied by some of the most beautiful photographs I’ve seen. For anyone who loves the wild beauty of Sapelo or any of the few pristine places we have left
Adam D, Librarian
Beautiful photography and writing throughout. I highly recommend this to any nature fans.
Julia S, Reviewer
This book is a must have for coastal ecologists, coastal and Georgia historians, and those who love the marshes. The photographs are wonderful and the knowledge of the author is apparent. See my full review at address below. Thank you Netgalley.
Bonnye Reed F, Reviewer
I received a free electronic copy of this very intriguing book from Netgalley, Buddy Sullivan, and University of Georgia Press. Thank you all, for sharing your hard work with me.
This history of Sapelo Island off the coast of the Carolina's is exceptional. I added this string of Islands to my bucket list years ago, and re-enforced that addition with the reading of the novel Minnow by James E. McTeer II a couple of years ago - this book moves Sapelo right to the top of that list for me. The evolution of the island is interesting, the lives of the various Creek natives who utilized the island and it's riches over the years, the effects of various man-made alterations throughout our stewardship over the last several centuries makes for an exceptionally well taught lesson on land stewardship.
Amy M, Librarian
I judged a book by its cover. I wanted to take a look at Sapelo by Buddy Sullivan, solely based on the beautiful cover photo. Despite growing up in nearby Florida, I wasn't familiar with Sapelo at all. This book is beautiful, the photos are amazing (I mean really amazing!) and the extensive research on the history and conservation of the island are truly impressive. A must have for anyone with ties to the area. I may have to stop by for a tour on my next trip to Florida!
Featured Reviews
Rosemary S, Librarian
Sullivan has written a comprehensive history of Georgia’s Sapelo Island, from its earliest native American residents to the Spanish, French and Americans who have all left their mark on the land. The history of the island, its people and its ecosystem. This is a highly readable history, accompanied by some of the most beautiful photographs I’ve seen. For anyone who loves the wild beauty of Sapelo or any of the few pristine places we have left
Adam D, Librarian
Beautiful photography and writing throughout. I highly recommend this to any nature fans.
Julia S, Reviewer
This book is a must have for coastal ecologists, coastal and Georgia historians, and those who love the marshes. The photographs are wonderful and the knowledge of the author is apparent. See my full review at address below. Thank you Netgalley.
Bonnye Reed F, Reviewer
I received a free electronic copy of this very intriguing book from Netgalley, Buddy Sullivan, and University of Georgia Press. Thank you all, for sharing your hard work with me.
This history of Sapelo Island off the coast of the Carolina's is exceptional. I added this string of Islands to my bucket list years ago, and re-enforced that addition with the reading of the novel Minnow by James E. McTeer II a couple of years ago - this book moves Sapelo right to the top of that list for me. The evolution of the island is interesting, the lives of the various Creek natives who utilized the island and it's riches over the years, the effects of various man-made alterations throughout our stewardship over the last several centuries makes for an exceptionally well taught lesson on land stewardship.
Amy M, Librarian
I judged a book by its cover. I wanted to take a look at Sapelo by Buddy Sullivan, solely based on the beautiful cover photo. Despite growing up in nearby Florida, I wasn't familiar with Sapelo at all. This book is beautiful, the photos are amazing (I mean really amazing!) and the extensive research on the history and conservation of the island are truly impressive. A must have for anyone with ties to the area. I may have to stop by for a tour on my next trip to Florida!
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