This book is about the past and the present. It is a tribute to the ladies and gentlemen of West Georgia and their contributions to so many. Some have passed on; some remain there; and others have moved to other places. Yet all, including their children, their children's children, their friends, and relatives, keep alive the memories of the West Georgia never forgetting their families, friends, and foods. Within these pages live the unsung heroes of yesteryear. They have nurtured the sick and sustained the healthy without, for the most part, recognition of their hard work, loving care, and...

The book gives a candid look into the lives of the workers in the small, insular mill villages of West, Georgia. It focuses on Villa Rica and Fullerville, and relates the conditions under which the people lived and labored. These events are carefully woven into a tapestry of the happenings in the other West Georgia area mill towns, as well as the happenings occuring in the outside world. Some well known historical events impacted life within the village, and others passed almost without notice. The revelations describing the health care, sanitation, working and living conditions, even in...