The Toombs Oak, the Tree That Owned Itself, and Other Chapters of Georgia History

by E. Merton Coulter

These nine essays originally appeared in the Georgia Historical Quarterly and range in subject from a group of Arcadians expelled from Nova Scotia that settled in colonial Georgia to the origins of the University of Georgia. Other essays examine the Woolfolk murder case that attracted national attention; Henry M. Turner, a black legislator during the Reconstruction; and John Howard Payne, the author of "Home, Sweet Home."

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2010

About the author

Ellis Merton Coulter was an American historian of the South, author, and a founding member of the Southern Historical Association.