{"product_id":"the-georgia-dutch-from-the-rhine-and-danube-to-the-savannah-1733-1783-paperback","title":"The Georgia Dutch: From the Rhine and Danube to the Savannah, 1733-1783 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Fenwick Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first comprehensive history of the German-speaking settlers who emigrated to the Georgia colony from Germany, Alsace, Switzerland, Austria, and adjacent regions. Known collectively as the Georgia Dutch, they were the colony's most enterprising early settlers, and they played a vital role in gaining Britain's toehold in a territory also coveted by Spain and France. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe main body of the book is a chronological account of the Georgia Dutch from their earliest arrival in 1733 to their dispersal and absorption into what was, by 1783, an Anglo-American populace. Underscoring the harsh daily life of the common settler, George Fenwick Jones also highlights noteworthy individuals and events. He traces recurrent themes, including tensions between the realities of the settlers' lives and the aspirations and motivations of the colony's trustees and supporters; the web of relations between German- and English-speaking whites, African Americans, and Native Americans; and early signs of the genesis of a distinctly new and American sensibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree summary chapters conclude \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Dutch\u003c\/i\u003e. Merging new material with information from previous chapters, Jones offers the most complete depiction to date of Georgia Dutch culture and society. Included are discussions of religion; health and medicine; education; welfare and charity; industry, agriculture, trade, and commerce; Native-American affairs; slavery; domestic life and customs; the arts; and military and legal concerns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on twenty-five years of research with primary documents in Europe and the United States, The Georgia Dutch is a welcome reappraisal of an ethnic group whose role in colonial history has, over time, been unfairly minimized.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGEORGE FENWICK JONES is a professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Maryland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Salzburger Saga; Religious Exiles and Other Germans Along the Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia) and the general editor and translator of sixteen volumes of the \u003ci\u003eDetailed Reports of the Salzburger Emigrants Who Settled in America\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450447184050,"sku":"9780820339412","price":59.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/c925c386aa6689e0151b1c7005fcd604.webp?v=1778785632","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-georgia-dutch-from-the-rhine-and-danube-to-the-savannah-1733-1783-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}