The Most Controversial State Park: Jekyll Island by Martin, C. Brenden
The Most Controversial State Park: Jekyll Island by Martin, C. Brenden

The Most Controversial State Park: Jekyll Island

The Most Controversial State Park offers a unique study of Jekyll Island State Park from the 1940s...
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Author: C. Brenden Martin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Most Controversial State Park: Jekyll Island by Martin, C. Brenden

The Most Controversial State Park: Jekyll Island

$107.99 $59.93
The Most Controversial State Park: Jekyll Island by Martin, C. Brenden

The Most Controversial State Park: Jekyll Island

$107.99 $59.93
Author: C. Brenden Martin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
The Most Controversial State Park offers a unique study of Jekyll Island State Park from the 1940s to the present. Relying on more than sixty oral histories, governors' records, and a variety of archival materials, C. Brenden Martin illuminates the compelling stories of how Jekyll evolved from one of the most prestigious private clubs in the world to a state park that was originally intended to be a beach park "for the plain people of Georgia." The richly illustrated study illuminates numerous issues the state-owned island has faced during its seventy-five-year history, including the political upheaval of the three governors controversy, the State's acquisition of the island, the use of convict labor on the island for nearly fifteen years, governors' attempts to sell the island, the political corruption concerning leases and lots on the island, the separate-but-unequal access for African Americans in the late Jim Crow era, and the push for Black equality in the 1960s. Beyond the 1960s, numerous activists and organizations have fought to conserve the natural beauty of the island, along with two generations of historic preservationists who have advocated the saving of Jekyll's Historic District.

Author: C. Brenden Martin
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 02/01/2026
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.59lbs
Size: 11.35h x 8.70w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9780820373560

About the Author
C. BRENDEN MARTIN is professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of Tourism in the Mountain South: A Double-Edged Sword and coauthor, with June Hall McCash, of The Jekyll Island Club Hotel. Prior to coming to MTSU, he served as historian and curator at the Museum of the New South in Charlotte, North Carolina. When he is not at Jekyll Island, he lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with his wife, Leah.
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