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Christmas Holiday Special!

From now until Dec 24th, Santa Claus … er’, EVHS will be offering special pricing on all books. As well, its very-special EVHS stationary is now on Holiday special. Normal member price for 8 cards? $5. Non-members? $6. But … Santa has just received an extra sleigh of stationary to be sold to members at an amazing Santa Claus discount price of $4 for a pack of 8 cards & envelopes. Hurry – elves are waiting!

PLEASE email EVHS@evhsonline.org or call the office at 770-606-8862 for book orders. Some books are paperback & others are hardback. EVHS members receive books at a discounted price, as noted (1st $#). Other books available, too. Please ask.

We Remember Kingston

Price range: $9.00 through $10.00

By Martha H. Mulinix
From the keepers of Kingston, Georgia's history – the Womens History Club of Kingston – comes this collection of wonderful essays recalling Kingston's past. Now in its third printing, the popular book contains twenty-five essays and is followed by 20 pages of historic photographs and illustrations.
Paperback / 73 pages / $10.00

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The General: The Great Locomotive Dispute

Price range: $9.00 through $10.00

by Joe F. Head
Originally printed in 1990 by the Etowah Foundation's History Center, Mr. Head recounts the daring Civil War adventure of Andrew's Union Raiders' theft of a Southern locomotive, and the court litigation that ensued to determine where the historic General would call home. Illustrated with 27 photographs and maps, the revised edition now includes a special section entitled "Bartow County, Georgia, The Heart of the Chase."
Paperback / 66 pages / $10.00

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Sketches of Bartow County

Price range: $27.00 through $30.00

J.B. Tate professor Emeritus at Kennesaw State and past president of the Etowah Valley Historical society has compiled a lifetime of research and passion for Bartow History in a organized in-depth historical timeline. J.B. has drawn from over 40 years of files and personal research to narrate this story. He offers a detailed view of industry, natural resources, Native American mound builders and civil war activity. Sketches of Bartow County reveals the courage, loves, losses, sacrifices, families, friendships and loyalties will stay with the readers long after the in early

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Richard Rowett: Thoroughbreds, Beagles, and the Civil War

Price range: $11.70 through $13.00

by Tom Emery
The first full-length biography of the Union officer who was "the true, unsung hero" of the Battle of Allatoona: Colonel Rowett, of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. After the war, Rowett returned to Carlinville, Illinois, and became a nationally-recognized breeder of thoroughbred horses, including the 1889 Kentucky Derby winner. He also introduced true-bred beagle hounds to the United States from his native England. Published in 1997, the book was awarded a certificate of excellence by the Illinois State Historical Association.

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Pursuit of a Better Life

Price range: $18.00 through $20.00

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One of the Most Daring of Men: The Life of Confederate General William Tatum Wofford

Price range: $31.50 through $35.00

by Gerald J. Smith
A scholarly look at the life and military and political career of General William Tatum Wofford, commander of the Eighteenth Georgia Regiment of the Confederate Army. Wofford, who resided in Cass/Bartow County, is best remembered for his many humanitarian efforts. The book is the 16th in John McGlone's "Journal of Confederate History Series."

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Mattie Lee Price: The Forgotten Georgia Wonder

Price range: $11.70 through $13.00

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Mark Anthony Cooper The Iron Man of Georgia

Price range: $31.50 through $35.00

by Mark Cooper Pope III with J. Donald McKee
The absorbing story of a legendary figure — farmer, lawyer, politician & entrepreneur — whose greatest contributions were the development of the railroad and iron industries in Georgia. Jacketed, with 90 photographs and illustrations.

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John R. Ridge: Poems

Price range: $9.00 through $10.00

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In and Out of the Lines

Price range: $12.00 through $15.00

By Frances T. Howard
The fascinating and true account of the Howard family's fight for survival during the Civil War, written in 1870 by Frances Thomas Howard, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Wallace Howard. Originally published in 1905, this reprint includes pictures of the Howard family and their home, "Springbank," in Bartow County. The book's cover painting of Springbank was prepared especially for EVHS by local artist Jodeen Brown.
Paperback / 144 pages / $10.00

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History of the Tenth Texas Calvary (Dismounted) Regiment 1861-1865

Price range: $18.00 through $20.00

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Every Name Index: History of Bartow County

Price range: $9.00 through $10.00

by Everett G Roberts, Jr.

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