Atlanta Rising: The Invention of an International City 1946-1996 - Hardcover

Allen, Frederick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563522969 ISBN 13: 9781563522963

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

For visitors and recent arrivals, Atlanta Rising, will serve as the essential primer on the ins and outs of the South's capital city. For natives, the book offers up a rich menu of surprising new facts and fresh insights about their own hometown.

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About the Author

Frederick Allen was an award-winning reporter and political columnist with the"Atlanta Journal-Constitution"from 1972 to1987, after which he joined CNN asa chiefanalyst and commentator covering the 1988 presidential election. His essays for the program "Inside Politics" earned CNN a CableACE Award, and Allen was called the bestpolitical analyst by the editors of the "Hotline". Allen is the author of three books, including his history of the Coca-Cola Company, "Secret Formula";"Atlanta Rising", a history of modern Atlanta; and "A Decent, Orderly Lynching", an account of the vigilantes of Montana. He was honored by the Western History Association with the inaugural Michael P. Malone Award for his research into vigilante symbolism, and is currently working on a book about Theodore Roosevelt. Allen graduated from Phillips Academy (Andover) and earned a BA in journalism from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He and his wife, Linda, live in Atlanta, Georgia, and Big Sky, Montana.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563522969
• ISBN 13: 9781563522963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352