Home › Authors › Merle C. Prunty 👤 Merle C. Prunty b. 1917 – d. 1982 · 3 books Biography Dr. Merle Charles Prunty, Jr. was a professor of geography at the University of Georgia from 1946-1982. Books by Merle C. Prunty Gulf South Central States Gulf South Central States 1965 The Woodland Plantation as a C The Woodland Plantation as a Contemporary Occupance Type in the South 1963 The Renaissance of the Souther The Renaissance of the Southern Plantation 1955