NEW: Gwinnett history now available as e-book

June 9, 2017 7:33 am·

Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, by Elliott Brack, is now available as an e-book.

Gwinnett County’s most recent history book, all 850 pages, sold out after two printings. But you can purchase the text of the award-winning book now for only $9.99 for your Kindle or Nook reader. (The hard copy edition of the book sold last for $75.)

It’ll be easy to search for names and details about Gwinnett history in this online edition.

To order your copy for a Kindle ebook, go to amazon.com.
To order your copy for a Nook Book, go to BarnesandNoble.com.

Then download your copy and enjoy Gwinnett history!

Author: GwinnettForum GwinnettForum.com is an online community commentary for exploring pragmatic and sensible social, political and economic approaches to improve life in Gwinnett County, Ga. USA. We encourage your opinions. Send Feedback to: elliott@brack.net.

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Continuing objectives

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:

Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.

Interested in Gwinnett history?

Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.

The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.

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