It Happened in Atlanta: Remarkable Events That Shaped History (It Happened In Series) ["Pitch-Tree"Terminus Becomes Marthasville, 1843 Battle of East Atlanta, July 22, 1864 Sherman Burns Atlanta, November 11, 1864 Founding of Atlanta University, 1865 Morris Rich Opens His Store, 1867 Invention of Coca-Cola, 1886 Cotton States Exposition, 1895 Race riots & Auburn Ave., September 22, 1906 First Flight in Atlanta, 1910 The Met Arrives in Atlanta, 1910 Lynching of Leo Frank, 1913 The Klan Reborn, 1915 Cumberland vs. Ga. Tech, 1916 WSB's first broadcast Frank Gordy open The Varsity, 1928 Premiere of GWTW, Dec 15, 1939 The Band of Brothers march through Atlanta, 1943 The Deadliest Hotel Fire, 1946 The Temple Bombing, 1958 Lenox Square opens, 19

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Published by Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press, c2011., 2011

0762764392 / 9780762764396

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1st ed., 1st printing ; viii, 200 pages ; 23 cm ; ISBN 9780762764396, 0762764392 ; OCLC 711046188 ; John McKay was Mckay EdD President South Piedmont Community College NC (Retired) ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: 1. The "Pitch-Tree" 2. Terminus Becomes Marthasville, 1843 3. Battle of East Atlanta, July 22, 1864 4. Sherman Burns Atlanta, November 11, 1864 5. Founding of Atlanta University, 1865 6. Morris Rich Opens His Store, 18677. Invention of Coca-Cola, 1886 8. Cotton States Exposition, 1895 9. Race riots & Auburn Ave., September 22, 1906 10. First Flight in Atlanta, 1910 11. The Met Arrives in Atlanta, 1910 12. Lynching of Leo Frank, 1913 13. The Klan Reborn, 1915 14. Cumberland vs. Ga. Tech, 1916 15. WSB's first broadcast 16. Frank Gordy open The Varsity, 1928 17. Premiere of GWTW, Dec 15, 1939 18. The Band of Brothers march through Atlanta, 1943 19. The Deadliest Hotel Fire, 1946 20. The Temple Bombing, 1958 21. Lenox Square opens, 1959 22. MLK Funeral, 1968 23. The 1973 Ice Storm 24. Atlanta Child Murders, late 1970s 25. The Limelight Disco Opens, 1980 26. Hosea Williams Marches in Forsyth County, 1987 27. Mohammed Ali lights the Olympic torch, 1996 28. Aerial rescue at Atlanta Mill Fire, 1999 29. Demon in the Freezer, September 11, 2001 30. The First Atlanta Tornado, 2008 ; "A symbol of both the Old and the New South, Atlanta is as grand a city as it is hard to define. Consider the many nicknames it has been graced with throughout its fascinating historyùfrom The Termi1/4nus, The Gate City, The Phoenix, and The Capital of the South to The City Too Busy to Hate, The City of Trees, Hotlanta, and The Big Peach. It Happened in Atlanta goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped Atlanta. Learn how the Battle of Atlanta in the sweltering summer of 1864 turned by fall into the Burning of Atlanta, which leveled more than 4,100 of the 4,500 buildings in town. Sing Atlanta's praises along with New York's Metropolitan Opera, which in 1912. declared Atlanta as the world's only other city that could host its operas. Join everyone who was anyone at Loew's Grand Theater on December 15, 1939, for the long-awaited premiere of Gone With the Wind. Book jacket." ; previous owner's comment on inside front cover ; else VG. …

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It Happened in Atlanta: Remarkable Events That Shaped History (It Happened In Series) ["Pitch-Tree"Terminus Becomes Marthasville, 1843 Battle of East Atlanta, July 22, 1864 Sherman Burns Atlanta, November 11, 1864 Founding of Atlanta University, 1865 Morris Rich Opens His Store, 1867 Invention of Coca-Cola, 1886 Cotton States Exposition, 1895 Race riots & Auburn Ave., September 22, 1906 First Flight in Atlanta, 1910 The Met Arrives in Atlanta, 1910 Lynching of Leo Frank, 1913 The Klan Reborn, 1915 Cumberland vs. Ga. Tech, 1916 WSB's first broadcast Frank Gordy open The Varsity, 1928 Premiere of GWTW, Dec 15, 1939 The Band of Brothers march through Atlanta, 1943 The Deadliest Hotel Fire, 1946 The Temple Bombing, 1958 Lenox Square opens, 19
Author
McKay, John, 1959- ; Design, Georgiana Goodwin
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Guilford, Conn. : Globe Pequot Press, c2011.
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2011
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Soft cover
Language
English
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0762764392
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9780762764396
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