BRASELTON - A history of the storied Braselton family and the development of the town that bears its name is chronicled in a coffee table-sized book which will debut later this week, and be autographed by its author.<br />
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Dr. Joe Braselton Cook, grandson of one of the town's founders, lived each summer at his grandparents' home, now the Braselton Town Hall. <br />
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"We had supper around sunset and when we finished supper, we went to the front porch which had about a dozen rocking chairs. The adults got the chairs, and we children sat around on the floor and listened with fascination to the conversation. With the darkness of the night coming, I began to experience a picture of my family as people," he writes.<br />
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"The Braselton Family and the Development of the Township and Community" is a 192-page, hardbound book features the family's colonial roots, its move south and more than 100 years of progress and progeny. <br />
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Dr. Cook, a retired academician, began his book outline in 2010. "I was developing a backdrop to my own life," he says, "and what a joyous ride I have had."<br />
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Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library will host Dr. Cook for a book signing on Friday, October 24, from 1:00-3:00 at the Braselton Library in historic downtown. <br />
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The book sells for $50.<br />
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