This volume is a compendium of information on historic sites, incidents and mysterious unexplained events relating to what today is the state of Georgia, from prehistory up to the 1950s. The captivating topics range from Native American history and mysteries; railroads history and mysteries; and pioneer Georgia history; to U.S. Civil War history and mysteries in Georgia; natural disasters in the state; illicit liquor ("moonshine") history in Georgia; murder mysteries; and a wide array of other unusual and unexplained phenomena in the state. The details of these events and mysteries have been carefully researched and painstakingly collected over the past 25 years. The book topics are arranged on a county-by-county basis for ease of reference. This volume of work includes Full Name and Subject Indexes to facilitate use by researchers and is illustrated with over 250 captivating photographs, many of which are rare historic prints. Mystery and History in Georgia is not intended as an all-inclusive history of the state, but rather as a documentation of historic, mysterious and unexplained events which have occurred in the state during the aforementioned time-period. All research involved in the preparation of this book was conducted by skilled historians and dedicated researchers of history.
R. Olin Jackson holds the B.A. degree in journalism from Georgia State University in Atlanta and the M.Ed. degree in political science history from North Georgia State University. He is the award-winning former editor/publisher of Georgia Backroads magazine and a native of Georgia. His previous books include "A North Georgia Journal of History, Volumes I, II, III, and IV," "Moonshine, Murder, & Mayhem in Georgia," "Georgia's Doc Holliday," "Georgia Backroads Traveler," "Tales of the Rails in Georgia," and numerous others.
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978-0-578-92142-6 (9780578921426)
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R. Olin Jackson cut his journalistic teeth as a speechwriter for a Georgia politician in the 1970s; as Director of Media Services and Sports Information for a major university and as a senior account executive with a major public relations firm in Atlanta, Georgia in the 1980s. In 1985, Olin founded Legacy Communications, Inc., where he became the award-winning executive editor and publisher of his flagship creations - North Georgia Journal and Georgia Backroads magazines - the premier travel and history publications of Georgia. After approximately 18 years of ownership and management of Legacy Communications and North Georgia Journal/Georgia Backroads magazines, Olin sold these business endeavors in 2005. Georgia Backroads magazine is now in its 36th year (as of 2022) of publication under new ownership and management. In 2021, Olin embarked upon a new business venture, founding Whippoorwill Publications, LLC. His current book projects within that realm include Mystery and History in Georgia, Volumes I and II (2022); Whippoorwill Hill (2022); After All That We've Been Through (2022); Old Mills in the Georgia Hills; The New Georgia Backroads Traveler; and Georgia's Doc Holliday: A Study in Survival. Olin is a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army where he served on the security detail for the Army Commander of NATO from 1972-1975. He is a graduate of Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, with a B.A. degree in journalism, and of North Georgia State University in Dahlonega, Georgia, with a M.Ed. degree in political science history. Olin is married to the former Judy Grizzle of Dahlonega, Georgia, and has one son, Burke, by a former marriage and two grandchildren.
