Asheville

A History

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Asheville, North Carolina, grew from humble beginnings as a hamlet for local livestock handlers to become one of the most culturally and artistically diverse cities in the South. The city experienced a quick rise to prosperity in the late 19th century under the influence of wealthy benefactors including George W. Vanderbilt and E.W. Grove. A devastating downturn during the Great Depression was followed by slow economic revitalization up until the late 1970s. In the 1990s, however Asheville entered boom time, a period that reestablished the city as a popular retreat for tourists, artists, and retirees. Here in this book is all the fascinating history of Asheville, complete with a rich array of photographs. Multiple appendices reveal details concerning many lesser-known aspects of Asheville's unique history, including city buildings designed by architects Richard Sharp Smith and Douglas D. Ellington, and city projects funded by philanthropist Julian Price.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-09-26
Mått178 x 254 x 15 mm
Vikt517 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
Antal sidor291
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786431762

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Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I1. “The glowing summer-heart of the woods” 2. The Livestock Years 3. The Asheville Style 4. The Vanderbilt Years: Asheville’s Gold Standard 5. Fever PART II6. “Lion in a cage”: Asheville’s Great Depression 7. Sticks and Stones: Race and Architecture in Asheville 8. The Spreading Malaise PART III9. Lumbering Phoenix 10. Hoppin’ ’n’ Poppin’ 11. The Day After Tomorrow PART IVAppendix A: Early Asheville Newspaper Sources Appendix B: Cherokee Recipes Appendix C: All Souls Episcopal Church Appendix D: Buildings Designed by Richard Sharp Smith Appendix E: Riverside Cemetery Appendix F: Biltmore Industries Appendix G: Grovemont-on-Swannanoa Appendix H: Land and Forest Reclamation Appendix I: Buildings Designed by Douglas D. Ellington Appendix J: Tuberculosis and Sanitation Concerns Appendix K: Official Schedule of Events of the Seventh AnnualRhododendron Festival, June 11–15, 1934 Appendix L: Rayon Production at Enka Appendix M: Impressions of the Program, Negro Music Festival, July 1934 Appendix N: From the Julian Price Papers Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

“addictive, fascinating, solidly researched, comprehensible organized, and very, very difficult to leave behind before you’ve finished it”—Carolina Mountain Life; “essential...impressive...remarkably comprehensive text”—WNC Magazine; “comprehensive...insightful”—Western North Carolina Heritage; “the first comprehensive, illustrated history of the city in a generation”—ASJA:Member News; “fascinating”—Greensboro Libraries; “Chase punctuates her history with detail, anecdote, quotes, contemporary newspaper accounts...loads of photos...make this book the best kind of history”—High Country Press.