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NOW IN STORES: You can purchase the book now at several locations:

  • Books for Less in downtown Snellville and Lawrenceville (Highway 20 near the Braves park);
  • Gwinnett Historical Society in the Historic Courthouse.
  • Howard's Hardware, Duluth
  • City Hall, Buford
  • Atlanta History Center, Atlanta
  • City Hall, Dacula
  • City Hall, Loganville
  • Victorian Cowgirl, Cleveland
  • City Hall, Sugar Hill
  • City Hall, Lilburn
  • Bookstore, Greater Atlanta Christian School
  • Campus Store, Wesleyan School

Or order directly through this site and get a signed copy. The book consists of 850 pages, including more than 143 demographic and historic tables, with more than 4,000 names in the index, and 10,000 names in the appendix.

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Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta

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A "MUST HAVE" BOOK

"Having an interest in Gwinnett County history, particularly since 1950, Elliott Brack's book, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, is a must have. "Informative and enlightening, it gives the origin and development of the all the major governmental agencies and a picture of the business community as well a highlighting those persons who made it happen. Elliott's book, containing little known facts and long forgotten stories, explaining the phenomenal growth of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation will be read and quoted for years to come."
-- Lawrenceville attorney Jones Webb

Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta did not start out to become a thick reference book.

Author Elliott Brack started to write a 100-page book about Gwinnett that people could send to friends to tell about the county…..but it grew and grew. (See Contents)

The book is essentially a history of one of the fastest growing counties in the nation since 1950, with emphasis on how the fast growth took place, who directed it and the consequences. In the meantime, Gwinnett has developed into the second biggest county in the state, and the most diverse.

  • (NEW) Read a Jan. 6 story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The book is crammed with statistics with 143 tables in the Appendix that detail lists of public officials, to schools, service clubs, miles of roads and honorees of various organizations. There must be more than 10,000 names in the Appendix.

And what happens when in Gwinnett? You can determine when it's best to hold an event by checking out the only up-to-date annual calendar of events in the county.

You'll find Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta captures the lives and the stories behind many significant people of the county, while giving insights into the amazing growth and development of this fascinating county. Buy the book.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Elliott Brack is a native Georgian and veteran newspaperman at three different levels.

He published the weekly Wayne County Press for 12 years; was for 13 years the vice president and general manager of Gwinnett Daily News, and for 13 years was associate publisher of the Gwinnett section of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. He now publishes, in retirement, two Web sites on Gwinnett and Georgia news.

He lives with his wife of 51 years in Norcross. They have three children and two grandchildren. (Click here to learn more).

EXCERPT
Groundbreaking of Buford Dam

"It was March 1, 1950, that groundbreaking for the dam took place. Fittingly, it was also the 59th birthday of the guy who had pushed so hard for the day, Mayor William Hartsfield. He, as temporary chairman of ceremonies, had arranged the program and sent out notices for people to come to a high bluff on the Gwinnett side, overlooking the Chattahoochee." Read more.
 

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