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Southern hospitality : tourism and the growth of Atlanta / Harvey K. Newman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Newman, Harvey K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tourism--Georgia--Atlanta--History.
- Tourism.
- Hospitality industry--Georgia--Atlanta--History.
- Hospitality industry.
- Heritage tourism--Georgia--Atlanta--History.
- Heritage tourism.
- History.
- Atlanta (Ga.)--Social life and customs--History.
- Atlanta (Ga.).
- Georgia--Atlanta.
- Physical Description:
- x, 372 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [1999]
- Summary:
- Harvey Newman finds that the international attention Atlanta enjoys because of its recent hosting of the Olympics is actually the culmination of a tradition of boosterism that dates back to antebellum times and the central place of hospitality within Southern culture. The book considers how social forces, historic events, and major entrepreneurs have influenced Atlanta's commercial development. In addition, Newman calls particular attention to how issues of race, gender, ethnicity, and class have affected the development of the Atlanta hospitality industry. Throughout the city's history, Newman observes, the value of Southern hospitality has ensured ongoing support for efforts to develop hospitality as a commercial enterprise.
- 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 war years
- Recovery
- Tragedy
- Downtown decline and renewal
- Hartsfield's legacy
- Civil rights struggles
- Partnership for growth
- John Portman's Peachtree Center
- Underground Atlanta
- Other amusements
- Central area study
- Crime
- Georgia World Congress Center
- The new airport
- Image problems
- Economic development
- Metropolitan-area convention business
- Restaurants
- The new Underground Atlanta
- Major events
- Good place for business
- Challenges of the new decade ...
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-361) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0817309721
- 0817309616
- OCLC:
- 39951821
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