Piedmont Park: Celebrating Atlanta's Common Ground
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Book Description
Essays from local historians on Atlanta's Piedmont Park are collected in this social history of a Southern landmark that attracts two million visitors annually and hosts important cultural and sports activities. Originally the site of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition, the 189 acres in the heart of the city became the home of an off-season circus before members of the nearby gentleman's driving club organized to develop the acreage into a civic park in 1903. Atlanta's first golf course was laid out at the park, and it has become the home of political rallies, concerts, and arts festivals. Included are anecdotes and quotes from some of Atlanta's most esteemed citizens and visitors, including Rick Bragg, Sibley Fleming, Terry Kay, and Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
About the Author
Darlene Roth is former curator for the Atlanta History Center. She is the author of Atlanta Exposition Cookbook, Metropolitan Frontiers, and Matronage. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Jeff Kemph is a well-known Atlanta photographer who has been associated with the Piedmont Park Conservancy for many years. He owns Kemph Interactive.
Piedmont Park: Celebrating Atlanta's Common Ground,Lee May,Darlene Roth,Jeff Kemph,Hill Street Press,158818093X,Atlanta (Ga.),History,History - U.S.,History: American,Pictorial works,Piedmont Park (Atlanta, Ga.),United States - 20th Century,United States - South - South Atlantic (General),United States - State & Local - General,United States - State & Local - South,Local history,Southeastern & South Atlantic states,Travel & holiday guides,Travel / United States / South / South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV),USA
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