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Orig. pub. Atlanta 1932. Reprinted 1978, 1979, 1984, 1999. Print on Demand Edition 2014. ii, 530 pp., new index Lumpkin County, gold capital of North Georgia, was formed in 1932 from Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall counties. This book traces the early history of the area, covers the economic and social impact of the gold discovery, and then details the general history of the county up to 1932. A general account of the original inhabitants, the Cherokee Indians, is followed by a description of the "period of Intrusion," when Indians, the Federal Government, Georgia, and individual settlers competed with each other for land in the area. This conflict was ultimately resolved by a land lottery dividing the territory among white settlers and removing the Indians to western lands. Chapters deal with the earliest settlement in Auraria and the county seat, Dahlonega. The U.S. Branch Mint at Dahlonega is discussed. Lists include muster rolls of over 750 Civil War veterans and all World War I soldiers. The book… Read More

Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Company , 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. very good /very good. 530p, octavo. A very good copy in a very good jacket. green cloth spotted and rubbed, mostly along spine. Jacket is lightly soiled, spine darkened.

Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Co, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. The cover shows minimal wear. Unused.

Reprint Co, 1992. Hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 530 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Reprint Company, Publishers, 1992. Hardcover. Fine Condition.. 8vo. 530 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. With new index by Margaret H. Cannon, Ph.D. Previous owner's book plate is on the front paste down. A clean copy. Lumpkin County in North Georgia is where gold was first discovered. Detailed in this county history is the story of the U.S. Mint at Dahlonega in Lumpkin County which was one of the first three branch mints in the country before the Civil War.

Atlanta, Georgia: Stein Printing Company, 1932. 506pp ---- Signed at top of front free endpaper: A.W. Cain ---- [spots of surface abrasion to rear cover]. Signed by Author. First Edition. Green Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by B&w illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.