{"product_id":"st-simons-island-9780738515861","title":"St. Simons Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the earliest tribes who hunted and fished to the tourists who relaxed on the beaches, St. Simons Island has been part of the landscape of Georgia's coast.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Gen. James E. Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica to protect Savannah and the Carolinas from the threat of Spain, the island was, for a short time, a vibrant hub of British military operations. During the latter part of the 1700s, a plantation society thrived on the island until the outbreak of the War Between the States. Never to return to an agricultural community, by 1870 St. Simons re-established itself with the development of a booming timber industry. At the turn of the century, the pleasant climate and proximity to the sea drew tourists to St. Simons as a year-round resort. Although the causeway had brought large numbers of summer visitors to the island, St. Simons remained a sleepy little place with only a few hundred permanent residents until 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738515861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.34w x 0.36d","brand":"Patricia Morris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641123336348,"sku":"9780738515861","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_22c1a179-6ec8-4038-a4aa-e84dcc178539.jpg?v=1603853172","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/st-simons-island-9780738515861","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}