Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1820s-1870s Tapa blanda - 2011

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events: Vol. 1: 1820s-1870s.

New. Atlanta and Environs is, in every way, an exhaustive history of the Atlanta Area from the time of its settlement in the 1820s through the 1970s. Volumes I and II, together more than two thousand pages in length, represent a quarter century of research by their author, Franklin M. Garrett-a man called "a walking encyclopedia on Atlanta history" by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. With the publication of Volume III, by Harold H. Martin, this chronicle of the South's most vibrant city incorporates the spectacular growth and enterprise that have characterized Atlanta in recent decades. The work is arranged chronologically, with a section devoted to each decade, a chapter to each year. Volume I covers the history of Atlanta and its people up to 1880-ranging from the city's founding as "Terminus" through its Civil War destruction and subsequent phoenixlike rebirth. Volume II details Atlanta's development from 1880 through the 1930s-including… Leer más

Univ of Georgia Pr, 2011. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 964 pages. 9.75x7.25x1.50 inches.

University of Georgia Press. Paperback. New. 10x7x2.

University of Georgia Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.