Description: Forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of the state. Nearly three hundred stunning color photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries.
Brief description: GEORGE S. HART is a cofounder, with Sonny Seals, of Historic Rural Churches of Georgia, a nonprofit formed in 2013 with the purpose of researching and documenting some of Georgia's most historic and architecturally significant rural churches. Historic Rural Churches of Georgia was awarded a 2016 National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Historic Preservation Medal. www.hrcga.org
Review Quotes: To understand the history of Georgia, it is essential to understand the role that religion played in the lives of the people. . . . I am proud to be associated with the book and the movement to preserve the historic rural churches of Georgia.--President Jimmy Carter