This collection of essays grew out of a symposium commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of Georgia.The contributors are authorities in their respective fields and their efforts represent not only the fruits of long careers but also the observations and insights of some of the most promising young scholars. Forty Years of Diversity sheds new light on the social, political, religious, and ethnic diversity of colonial Georgia.

Contributions by: Lee Caldwell, Edward J. Cashin, Kenneth Coleman, Jack P. Greene, Charles M. Hudson, George Fenwick Jones, Betty Wood, Larry E. Ivers, Milton L. Ready, John W. Reps, W. Calvin Smith