Georgia's Colony of Roswell One Man's Dream And the People Who Lived It

Georgia's Colony of Roswell presents a brief history of Roswell, its founding families, and the town's occupation during the American Civil War. Based upon the latest research, this book presents the compelling story of a small frontier settlement and its development into a thriving mill village. Additionally, Mrs Snoby presents detailed genealogical research into The Colony's founding families and an introduction to the town's architecture. Roswell, Georgia, has a rich history as a 19th Century textile mill town. The six founding families brought their values, beliefs and customs from New England, Virginia, the Carolinas, and coastal Georgia to this frontier colony. Roswell's history reflects the growth and struggles of our young country after the War for Independence (Revolutionary War). It is a unique Southern town whose story is told over and over again to tourists, history lovers, children and residents. While Roswell King was building his dream among the pleasant foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, another people were struggling to survive the plans of the Federal and Georgia governments. These people were the Cherokees, who for hundreds of years, had lived and died on this tribal land. Georgia instituted a land lottery system to distribute land taken from the Cherokee Nation. Many of those who won the lottery lost interest when the gold mines no longer produced and sold their plots. The Colony of Roswell sits on such land. Roswell kIng's son, Barrington, enticed some families to invest and move to The Colony. Many of them viewed King's dream as a refuge from the sick seasonal months, when malaria and mosquitoes plagued coastal Georgia. The Colony would be a permanent haven to educate and raise their families in a secluded safe environment...until the Union troops under General William T. Sherman arrived one hot July day in 1864. Nothing would ever be the same.
About the Author: Paulette Snoby RN, BSN, MPA is an award-winning research nurse and medical historian who writes about 18th and 19th Century medical care from the Southern perspective. Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania and educated at the University of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Snoby resides in Roswell, Georgia. She is a docent for the Teaching Museum North of Fulton County Schools, the Roswell Historical Society and Barrington Hall. She is a member of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, the Society of Civil War Surgeons, American Civil War Center, Atlanta History Center, and the Museum of the Confederacy. Her website is WWW.CWAtlantaNurse.com. Mrs Snoby's first book was April's Revolution: A Modern Perspective of American Medical Care of Civil War Soldiers and African Slaves. It was released for publication in March 2014 and won the 2015 Lulu Downey Cadawalder Award. Her latest book released on July 1, 2015 is Georgia's Colony of Roswell, One man's Dream And The People Who Lived it. Both books are nonfiction, filled with the author's photographs, and factual information in an easy to read format. The books are based on extensive research and vital to understanding our country's past.