Memories of the Mansion
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Memories of the Mansion

The Story of Georgia's Governor's Mansion

Title Details

Pages: 240

Illustrations: 247 color and b&w photos

Trim size: 9.000in x 12.000in

Formats

Hardcover

Pub Date: 10/01/2015

ISBN: 9-780-8203-4859-9

List Price: $46.95

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Published in association with Kennesaw State University

Memories of the Mansion

The Story of Georgia's Governor's Mansion

All homes have a story to tell, and the Georgia Governor’s Mansion is no exception

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Designed by Atlanta architect A. Thomas Bradbury and opened in 1968, the mansion has been home to eight first families and houses a distinguished collection of American art and antiques. Often called “the people’s house,” the mansion is always on display, always serving the public. Memories of the Mansion tells the story of the Georgia Governor’s Mansion—what preceded it and how it came to be as well as the stories of the people who have lived and worked here since its opening in 1968.

The authors worked closely with the former first families (Maddox, Carter, Busbee, Harris, Miller, Barnes, Perdue, and Deal) to capture behind-the-scenes anecdotes of what life was like in the state’s most public house. This richly illustrated book not only documents this extraordinary place and the people who have lived and worked here, but it will also help ensure the preservation of this historic resource so that it may continue to serve the state and its people.

In this meticulously researched history of Georgia’s executive mansion, the authors wonderfully illuminate the intertwining stories of its caretakers, the state’s first families, and the people of Georgia. Surely, it will become a model of its kind.

—Jamil Zainaldin, President, Georgia Humanities Council

This book engages readers in a way that helps them experience fifty years of Georgia political personalities as they promoted our state on the magnificent set that is our Governor’s Mansion. More than that, despite the first families' disparate backgrounds, politics, and personalities, this book highlights the connection of common awe and responsibility they all have felt while performing their roles in a fishbowl.

—Sheffield Hale, President and CEO, Atlanta History Center

Winner

Award for Excellence in Research, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council

About the Author/Editor

Sandra D. Deal (Author)
SANDRA D. DEAL is the first lady of Georgia.

Jennifer W. Dickey (Author)
JENNIFER W. DICKEY is a professor of history and the coordinator of museums and the public history programs at Kennesaw State University. Dickey previously served as the director and curator for Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum at Berry College. She was the campus preservationist at Berry College, and she continues to serve as a preservation consultant. She has worked for the National Park Service and the Historic Preservation Division of Georgia. She is the author of A Tough Little Patch of History: "Gone with the Wind" and the Politics of Memory and coauthor of Museums in a Global Context and the award-winning Memories of the Mansion: The History of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion (Georgia). She lives in Atlanta.


Catherine M. Lewis (Author)
CATHERINE M. LEWIS is the assistant vice president of Museums, Archives, and Rare Books and a professor of history at Kennesaw State University. She is the author, coeditor, or coauthor of thirteen books, including (with Sandra D. Deal and Jennifer W. Dickey) Memories of the Mansion: The Story of the Georgia Governor's Mansion (Georgia).