British Drums on the Southern Frontier: The Military Colonization of Georgia, 1733-1749

By Larry E. Ivers

Book Overview

This lively account of the southern frontier is the first to give a detailed critical analysis of the 1733-1749 period during which Georgia served as a British military buffer colony between Spanish-dominated Florida and British-held South Carolina. Primarily a military history, British Drums on the Southern Frontier also emphasizes frontier politics and Indian diplomacy. Since James Oglethorpe, first as Georgia's civil leader and later as a British general, implemented--and frequently designed--Britain's imperial strategy on the southern frontier, his character and his political, diplomatic, and military activities are subjected to close scrutiny.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807856681
• ISBN13: 9780807856680
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"