White Columns In Georgia

by Medora Field Perkerson

Relates interesting facts and incidents associated with historic antebellum Georgia houses, many of which are portrayed in photographs

367 pages, Hardcover

First published December 12, 1988

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

Either evocative of an early era, or a period piece. This book written in the 1950s is warmly nostalgic for the times of that generations grandparents - back in the 1850s-1860s. If you like to read tales of the wealthy in that generation, and the unpleasant life of those ever since that happy time ended, this book will be fun. At the time it was written, it was intended to be a tour guide to antebellum mansions still standing throughout Georgia. It still can used somewhat for that (not that I tried myself), but it works better as a look back at a different time and different mindset. A salute to the life of happy smiling slaves and how Sherman turned war around and made it unpleasant - instead of the glory it should be.