44th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards June 7, 2008
The 44th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards, held Saturday, June 7, 2008, at the KSU Center in Kennesaw, Georgia was a remarkable success. Nominees and winners alike were honored during the Awards ceremony hosted by GWA co-founder and award winning writer, Dr. Tony Grooms and GAYA nominee and GWA board member, Dr. Aaron Levy.
An Angry Drum Echoed: Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks By Pamela Bauer Mueller Pinata Publishing, St. Simons Island, Ga. 2007 291pp.
It’s been a long time since eighth-grade Georgia history, though not quite that long since I visited the ruins of Fort Frederica on St. Simons. I remembered vaguely the Battle of Bloody Marsh (1742) but not Mary Musgrove, or Coosaponakeesa, and I was delighted to make the acquaintance of such a clever and resourceful woman so important to the history of our state.
An Angry Drum Echoed: Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks
