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A place apart : a pictorial history of Hot Springs, Arkansas / Ray Hanley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanley, Ray, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hot Springs (Ark.)--History.
- Hot Springs (Ark.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Hot Springs (Ark.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Hot Springs National Park was recognized nationally in 2010 when the U.S.Mint unveiled the design of the first quarter of 56 in a series called the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.In 1903 a Chicago magazine, The 400, told its upscale readers about Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Discovery and Exploration
- 2. Slow Emergence
- 3. Rising from Ruin
- 4. Growth and Promise
- 5. Victorian Splendor
- 6. Opulence, Glamour, and Disaster
- 7. Prohibition, War, and a Great Inferno
- 8. The Spa City's Roaring Twenties
- 9. Depression, an Expanding Federal Presence, and Slow Recovery
- 10. Political and World Conflicts Impact the Spa City
- 11. Changing Times
- 12. The Last Roll of the Dice
- 13. The Spa City in Its Postgambling Era
- 14. Bringing a World-Renowned Resort to a Crossroads
- Notes
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61075-004-7
- OCLC:
- 787842703
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