Georgia is a trilogy. In Part One some of the central underlying social tensions are set out and explored. The equilibrium of Varner's Junction, a small town in Southeastern Georgia in the early twentieth century is disturbed when a foundling is delivered to the principal property owner, Samuel Beauchay. The child appears to be bi-racial but is accepted by Beauchay to be raised alongside his own son, Jason. The foundling, John Dow, and his adventures are followed throughout the book. The boy is under the watchful eye of Jefferson John Brown, the first African American to graduate with a...

A spirited rifle shooting contest and a horse race are the highlights of the Bella County fair, 1929. Victor Stuart and John Dow are in heated competition with each other as they try to impress Julia Vanderkamp. This animosity is fueled by criminal interests afoot in the background. When things go a muck a lynch mob is formed and John Dow is running for his life. Will philosopher Jefferson John Brown (Estate Steward and amateur detective) be able to solve the case? Time is running out.