The History of Georgia Vol. 1 & 2 Containing Brief Sketches Of the Most Remarkable Events, Up to the Present Day. By Capt. Hugh McCall, 1811 376 + 424 pages, indexed, illustrated, searchable Bonus Book - Historical Collections of the Georgia Historical Society Volume XV ***************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View ******************************************************************** $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130341216185 The conflict between Spain and Great Britain over control of Georgia began in earnest in about 1670, when the British colony of South Carolina was founded just north of the missionary provinces of Guale and Mocama, part of Spanish Florida. Massive British settlement began in the early 1730s. From 1735 to 1750, the trustees of Georgia, unique among Britain's American colonies, prohibited African slavery as a matter of public policy. In 1776 the new state's exposed seaboard position made it a tempting target for the British Navy. Savannah was captured by British and Loyalist forces in 1778, along with some of its hinterland. Enslaved Africans and African Americans chose their independence by escaping to British lines, where they were promised freedom. More than one-third of Georgia's slaves, nearly 5,000 people, escaped during the Revolution. The patriots moved to Augusta. At the Siege of Savannah in 1779, American and French troops (the latter including a company of free blacks from Haiti) fought unsuccessfully to retake the city. During the final years of the American Revolution, Georgia had a functioning Loyalist colonial government along the coast. Together with New York City, it was the last Loyalist bastion