Sapelo, a state-protected barrier Island off the Georgia coast, is one of the state\'s greatest treasures.
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..
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.
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.
Sapelo Island\'s history also offers insights into the unique cultural circumstances of the residents of the community of Hog Hammock.
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.
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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. 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.
Reynolds Jr.
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Beginning in 1949, when then Sapelo owner R.
Presently owned almost exclusively by the state and managed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Sapelo features unique nature charac-teristics that have made it a locus for scientific research and ecological conservation.
Sapelo, a state-protected barrier Island off the Georgia coast, is one of the state\'s greatest treasures
