An illustrated history of the region, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Rome.  Seven chapters of photographs, bibliography and index.

Georgia artist Susan Gilbert Harvey visits the 1898 Paris pensions and studios of her great-aunt, Anna McNulty Lester.

The first serious history of Rome and Floyd County.  Battey's book continues to be an important reference book for the first 80 years of the region's history.  640 pages with an extensive index, valuable as a genealogical tool.

The book grew out of the author's  need for reference materials on African-Americans in Rome.  As a teacher she felt there was not enough material to help her teach her classes about this rich heritage.

A valuable portrait of the attitudes of class and racial division in the Civil War South, this book depicts the myths on which antebellum social structure rested.  Eliza Andrews, a former resident of Rome, was an acclaimed author, journalist, teacher and botanist.  Her novels were best-sellers during her lifetime.

Images of America: Floyd County

By:  Bobby G. McElwee

1998

Softback

$18.99   +   $3.95 S&H

This book, written by the co-founder of the Rome Area History Museum, tells through pictures the stories of Floyd County in the picturesque mountains of northwest Georgia.

Family and Friends - Favorite Recipes

By:  Margaret Gayler

2006

Hard Cover

$12.00   +   $3.95 S&H

Margaret Gayler taught Home Economics at Model School in Floyd County and served as an Extension Agent for UGA's Cooperative Extension Service for 30 years.  She also conducted many cooking schools and published several cookbooks.  This book is a collection of her favorite recipes.

Rome, Georgia In Vintage Postcards

By:  Robin L. Scott

2001

Softback

$19.99   +  $3.95 S&H

Historic views of Rome, seen through the eyes of the traveling postcard photographer, fill the pages of this engaging volume. 

Martha Berry: Sketches of Her Schools and Colleges

Edited By: Doyle Mathis and Ouida Dickey

2001

Hardback

$24.95   +   $5.00 S&H

This volume is presented as part of the Centennial (1902-2002) Celebration of Berry College, its founder Martha Berry, and its predecessor institutions.  These Sketches are organized into five parts that emphasize both the history and the important influences that Martha Berry and the institutions have inspired and given through these 100 years.

Through These Gates: A Taste of Darlington

By: Darlington School Parents Assn.

2001

Hardback

$20.00   +   $5.00 S&H

Parents, faculty, alumni, board members and friends of Darlington School have all contributed favorite recipes in an attempt to raise funds for the school and to offer a unique collection of delectable cuisine in Darlington's first cookbook.  This cookbook contains over 450 recipes from 16 states and 23 countries.