The Spanish Missions of Georgia Hardcover - 1935

Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Physioc, Willis. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Brown cloth with a gilt illustration on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. Color illustrated endpapers. 321 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations. "Within recent years there has been aroused a widespread interest in various fields of southern history and especially in certain periods of the history of Georgia. The keenest interest has centered around the missionary activities of the Spaniards in Georgia, before the coming of the English under Oglethorpe. Here was a dark corner of the state's history that needed illuminating. The University of Georgia with its motto Et Docere Et Rerum Exquirere Causas could not afford to remain uninterested in this subject, as indeed in many others that should engage the attention of an educational institution...." ---- from the Foreword.