"Some Observations of Plantation Life in Coastal Georgia Before and After the Civil War" by Olin Talley McIntosh

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"Some Observations of Plantation Life in Coastal Georgia Before and After the Civil War" by Olin Talley McIntosh


Descriptive Summary
Title: "Some Observations of Plantation Life in Coastal Georgia Before and After the Civil War" by Olin Talley McIntosh
Creator: McIntosh, Olin Talley, 1881-1996
Inclusive Dates: 1963-1965
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms3652
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of the transcript of an oral expository by Olin Talley McIntosh. The narrative discusses the history and fortunes of the McIntosh family in McIntosh County, Georgia during the Colonial, Civil War, and post-Civil War periods. Topics include the influx of corrupt Carpetbaggers, apologist accounts of slavery and the advent of the Klu Klux Klan (sic), and the harsh conditions of poverty and rampant joblessness in the South directly following the Civil War.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

"Some Observations of Plantation Life in Coastal Georgia Before and After the Civil War" by Olin Talley McIntosh, ms3652, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.