{"product_id":"st-simons-island-paperback","title":"St. Simons Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the earliest tribes who hunted and fished to the tourists who relaxed on the beaches, St. Simons Island has been part of the landscape of Georgia's coast.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Gen. James E. Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica to protect Savannah and the Carolinas from the threat of Spain, the island was, for a short time, a vibrant hub of British military operations. During the latter part of the 1700s, a plantation society thrived on the island until the outbreak of the War Between the States. Never to return to an agricultural community, by 1870 St. Simons re-established itself with the development of a booming timber industry. At the turn of the century, the pleasant climate and proximity to the sea drew tourists to St. Simons as a year-round resort. Although the causeway had brought large numbers of summer visitors to the island, St. Simons remained a sleepy little place with only a few hundred permanent residents until 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing (SC)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48681417769177,"sku":"9780738515861","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/3121\/5065\/files\/9780738515861.jpg?v=1778517282","url":"https:\/\/www.blacknectarbooks.com\/products\/st-simons-island-paperback","provider":"blacknectar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}