Land Between the Rivers
The History of Telfair County, Volume I
The opening volume of a comprehensive history of Telfair County begins with the region’s landscape and early inhabitants, then follows the communities that took shape through settlement and the Civil War era. Rather than treating the county as an isolated place, it places local experience alongside the broader forces moving through Georgia and the South. Research, geography, and local memory come together to show how the people and places of this part of Wiregrass Georgia became connected over time. The result is a substantial starting point for understanding the county’s early story. The book was named a 2026 Georgia Author of the Year Awards nominee in the History category.
If Telfair County is home, this book offers a deeper way to see familiar places and names. If you are new to the area, it opens a clear path into the history behind them. Follow one county’s story through a changing South and discover why its local past still matters.
- Regional history and local memory
- Landscape, settlement, and community formation
- Indigenous presence, early settlement, and the Civil War era
- A documented foundation for the county’s larger story
- Archival sources, maps, and the texture of everyday life
- Connections between local events and the wider history of Georgia and the South