Southern hospitality : tourism and the growth of Atlanta / Harvey K. Newman.

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Main Author: Newman, Harvey K.
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [1999], ©1999.
Subjects:
Electronic books.
Tourism > Georgia > Atlanta > History.
Hospitality industry > Georgia > Atlanta > History.
Heritage tourism > Georgia > Atlanta > History.
Atlanta (Ga.) > Social life and customs > History.
Genre:
Electronic books.
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Physical Description:x, 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Building the Gate City
  • The Civil War
  • Reconstruction
  • Boosterism
  • The 1881 International Cotton Exposition
  • Major setbacks
  • Development of amenities
  • Continued growth
  • The 1895 Exposition
  • Atlanta and its tourism businesses in 1900
  • Race relations
  • Aftermath of the race riot
  • New influences
  • More violence
  • Atlanta during World War I
  • Two decades of growth
  • Decade of prosperity
  • Eating places
  • Conventions
  • New hotels
  • Promoting the city
  • The depression
  • The new deal
  • The.